Fighting the Pandemic in OECD Countries: A Comparison in Terms of Resource Efficiency

Year 2024, , 501 - 520, 31.10.2024

Mustafa Kaya , Gülbiye Yenimahalleli Yaşar

https://doi.org/10.51551/verimlilik.1480239

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, it is aimed to comparatively examine the resource efficiency of OECD countries in the first year of their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of monthly and period-long time frames.
Methodology: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used in the research. With DEA, the efficiency scores of the countries for monthly and period-long time intervals were obtained. Then, super efficiency analysis was conducted to determine the productivity rankings of the countries and the productivity rankings of the countries in the considered time periods were obtained.
Findings: The efficiency of countries in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has changed over time, and some countries have been seen to fail throughout the process. The USA, Colombia and New Zealand were found to be the most successful countries throughout the process.
Originality: This study differs from other studies in the literature in that it considers many variables that are thought to be effective when fighting the efficiency of OECD countries in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, examines them at certain time intervals, and determines not only their efficiency but also their efficiency rankings.

Keywords

COVID-19, Fighting the Pandemic, Resource Efficiency, Efficiency, DEA

OECD Ülkelerinde Pandemiyle Mücadele: Kaynak Verimliliği Açısından Bir Karşılaştırma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada OECD ülkelerinin COVID-19 pandemisiyle mücadelelerinin ilk bir yıllık sürecindeki kaynak verimliliklerinin aylık ve dönem boyu zaman dilimleri açısından karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırmada Veri Zaflama Analizi (VZA) kullanılmıştır. VZA ile ülkelerin aylık ve dönem boyu zaman aralıklarına ilişkin etkinlik skorları elde edilmiştir. Daha sonra ülkelerin verimlilik sıralamalarını belirlemek amacıyla süper etkinlik analizi yapılmış ve ülkelerin ele alınan zaman dilimlerindeki kendi aralarındaki verimlilik sıraları elde edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Ülkelerin COVID-19 pandemisiyle mücadele etkinlikleri zaman içerisinde değişmiş, bazı ülkelerin süreç boyunca başarısız olduğu görülmüştür. ABD, Kolombiya ve Yeni Zelanda’nın süreç boyunca en başarılı ülkeler olduğu görülmüştür.
Özgünlük: Bu çalışma, OECD ülkelerinin COVID-19 pandemisiyle mücadele verimliliğini karşılaştırırken etkili olacağı düşünülen birçok değişkeni ele alması, belirli zaman aralıklarıyla incelemesi ve sadece verimliliklerinin değil, verimlilik sıralamalarının da belirlenmesi açısından literatürdeki diğer çalışmalardan ayrışmaktadır.

Keywords

COVID-19, Pandemiyle Mücadele, Kaynak Verimliliği, Etkinlik, VZA

Ethical Statement

Yazarlar tarafından bu çalışmada bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve yararlanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan edilmiştir.

Supporting Institution

Destekleyen kurum bulunmamaktadır.

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