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Data envelopment analysis (DEA) measures the relative efficiency of decision making units (DMUs) with multiple inputs and multiple outputs. DEA-based Malmquist productivity index measures the productivity change over time. The Malmquist productivity index based on DEA can be decomposed into two components: efficiency change index and technical change index. Through utilizing the principle of isoquant,...