Abstract
In this paper, we measure the productivity changes of 30 airports in Greater China during 2000–2006 by computing their Malmquist productivity indices using parametric output distance functions. On average, the productivity of airports grew at 10.3% annually over our period. In addition, decomposing the Malmquist index did not provide evidence supporting any “catching-up” in technical efficiency between regional airports and major hubs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12-17 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Air Transport Management |
Volume | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
Funding
We gratefully acknowledge the research support of the Aviation Policy and Research Center at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Earlier versions of the paper were presented at the Center of Aviation Safety Technology of the CAAC and at the ATRS 2007 Annual Conference; the authors are grateful to the conference comments received. Any errors are of course ours. The research assistance provided by Chan Ka Yan and Wong Pui Hang is gratefully acknowledged.
Keywords
- Airport efficiency
- Airport productivity
- Asian air market
- Chinese airports