Analysis of the efficiency of Spanish Soccer League Players (2009/10) using the metafrontier approach

  1. Caballero Fernández, Rafael
  2. Gómez Núñez, Trinidad
  3. Sala Garrido, Ramón
Journal:
Estudios de economía aplicada

ISSN: 1133-3197,  1697-5731

Year of publication: 2012

Issue Title: La economía del deporte

Volume: 30

Issue: 2

Pages: 565-578

Type: Article

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Abstract

This paper analyses the efficiency of players in the Spanish Soccer League for the 2009/2010 season using a metafrontier version of data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology. It is possible to apply a metafrontier approach if separate frontiers can be identified for different groups in the data set. In our case, we divide the sample of players into three groups, according to the playing position within a team, because different posi¬tions define different behaviours (technologies). These behaviours are compared against each other and globally.

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