ABSTRACT

In this paper we use a non parametric model toevaluate the performance of the justice in the provincial jurisdictions ofArgentina. In order to obtain a ranking of the analyzed units, we apply themodel DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) proposed by Anderson and Petersen (1993).We consider as analysis dimensions: the labor considered through the number ofjudges, judicial officials and employees; the rate of resolution of admitted cases-as a direct measure of performance-, and the population of each jurisdiction-as an indirect indicator of the potential demand for the services of justice-.An efficiency ranking was obtained from the results DEA. The informationoffered to the linear models through the slacks and dual variables allowed usto identify units that present the best practices (benchmarking), define thegoals that the provinces with a low performance should aim to achieve in orderto improve its performance.