An Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Cameroonian Public Universities

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10.2991/978-2-38476-036-7_3How to use a DOI?

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Public universities; DEA; Malmquist Index; technical efficiency

Abstract

The objective of this research is to evaluate the technical efficiency of Cameroon’s 8 public universities (i.e., their ability to use a minimum of resources to produce a maximum of results). The data used come from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) and cover the period from 2013 to 2018. Based on the literature, the numbers of students and teachers per university are taken as inputs; and the numbers of graduates and research licenses issued are taken as outputs. The data envelopment analysis (DEA) method and the Malmquist index are used. More specifically, the first step consists of calculating the level of technical efficiency of universities using the DEA, while the second step analyzes the changes in productivity over the period 2013 to 2018 using the Malmquist index. The results show that Cameroonian public universities are inefficient and do not make optimal use of the resources at their disposal. The main recommendation of this study is that the capacity of Cameroonian universities be improved in order to make efficient use of the resources at their disposal.

Research Contribution: This paper researches the percentage improvement of human capital produced by universities and universities with the best practices in terms of management and management. The calculation of productivity allows us to understand that the technical efficiency of universities has improved during the period 2014–2018.

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AU  - R. Nguemkap Kouamo
AU  - G. Tchoffo Tameko
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/16
TI  - An Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Cameroonian Public Universities
BT  - Proceedings of the Erasmus Scientific Days 2022 (ESD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 26
SN  - 2667-128X
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