1. William W. Cooper: A Legend in His Own Times

   • Subhash C. Ray

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 12

2. William W. Cooper: A Selected Bibliography of His Writings

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 22

3. On the Origins of Data Envelopment Analysis

   • Finn R. Førsund
   • Nikias Sarafoglou

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 40

4. Two Perspectives on DEA: Unveiling the Link between CCR and Shephard

   • Rolf Färe
   • Shawna Grosskopf

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 47

5. On the Use of Value Efficiency Analysis and Some Further Developments

   • Pekka Korhonen
   • Margareta Soismaa
   • Aapo Siljamäki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 64

6. Efficient Facet Based Efficiency Index: A Variable Returns to Scale Specification

   • Tarmo Räty

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 82

7. The Use of Data Envelopment Analysis with Probabilistic Assurance Regions for Measuring Hospital Efficiency

   • Ole B. Olesen
   • Niels C. Petersen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 109

8. Evaluating the Adequacy of Parametric Functional Forms in Estimating Monotone and Concave Production Functions

   • Rajiv D. Banker
   • Surya Janakiraman
   • Ram Natarajan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 132

9. Specification of Distance Functions Using Semi- and Nonparametric Methods with an Application to the Dynamic Performance of Eastern and Western European Air Carriers

   • Robin C. Sickles
   • David H. Good
   • Lullit Getachew

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 155

10. Accounting for Environmental Effects and Statistical Noise in Data Envelopment Analysis

    • H. O. Fried
    • C. A. K. Lovell
    • S. Yaisawarng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 174