Abstract
This paper examines the efficiency of the Norwegian district courts with the aim of suggesting ways of improving this efficiency. Pooling the observations for the period 1983 to 1988 efficiency measures are calculated for each court using the nonparametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. The results show estimates of overmanning due to technical inefficiency. Comparisons are made between the specialized city courts and the generalized rural courts. When using the yearly observations Malmquist indices are calculated to estimate the rate of productivity change. Finally the paper addresses the questions of how the information from DEA can be used by the courts to become more efficient.
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