Performance Assessment in the Bioenergy Field: Evidence from European Countries

Abstract

The main goal of the article is to determine the performance in the bioenergy field for European countries, using a well-known approach -Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).The variables chosen for the analysis try to substantiate: the innovation level in the bioenergy field, human resource, the degree of bioenergy use and the economic impact generated by the development of the bioenergy field, in order to achieve the relative level of performance.Nineteen European Countries (here decisional units) are in the spotlight of receiving the title of either performers or non-performers in this field, occupying a certain position in the country performance ranking. DEA also enables projections for each country that can be used in order to reach the efficiency threshold. Finally, a summary of peers is presented, for best practice models.