%0 Journal Article %A Yeliz Ekinci and Raife Merve Ön %D 2015 %J International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 103, 2015 %T A Review on the Comparison of EU Countries Based on Research and Development Efficiencies %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002087 %V 103 %X Nowadays, technological progress is one of the most important components of economic growth and the efficiency of R&D activities is particularly essential for countries. This study is an attempt to analyze the R&D efficiencies of EU countries. The indicators related to R&D efficiencies should be determined in advance in order to use DEA. For this reason a list of input and output indicators are derived from the literature review. Considering the data availability, a final list is given for the numerical analysis for future research. %P 2437 - 2440