Analysis and evaluation of the legislation performance of different periods of the Islamic Parliament based on Data Envelopment Analysis

Subject Areas : Data Envelopment Analysis

Alireza  Amirteimoori ¹ (Department of applied mathematics, Islamuc Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran)
K.  Shahroudi ² (Department of Business Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran)
Mehrdad  Goodarzvand Chegini ³ (Department of Public Administration, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran)
Ahmad  Ghanbarian Boroojeni ⁴ (Department of Business Management, Bandar Anzali Branch, Islamic Azad University, Anzali, Iran)

Received: 2023-09-19 Accepted : 2023-09-20 Published : 2023-03-01

Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, Efficiency, Undesirable output, Legislation, Islamic Parliament, Managerial disposability,

Abstract :

Legislation constitutes one of the most critical responsibilities of the Islamic Parliament. Given its pivotal role in addressing the country's political, economic, and social issues, evaluating this institution and identifying factors that influence its performance takes on particular significance. This necessitates the development of a suitable model for assessing its performance. Therefore, the primary aim of this research is to provide an efficiency measurement model for evaluating the legislative performance of the Islamic Parliament. To achieve this goal, considering that the Islamic Parliament primarily operates as a service-oriented institution where the consumption of inputs is not of utmost importance, we have utilized the technique of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) without explicit input data. Additionally, in consideration of the existence of undesirable outputs, we have applied the assumption of managerial disposability. Based on these considerations, we have determined and compared the legislative performance of the Islamic Parliament over eight periods (from the third to the tenth period) using models assuming efficiency on both constant and variable scales.