Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1024092 | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | 2008 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
This paper reports a study of the patterns of productivity changes in 25 regional airports in China during the period 1995–2004. We found the average annual growth in airport productivity to be above 3%. By the decomposition of the Malmquist index, we identified the major source of productivity growth to be technical progress, rather than an improvement in efficiency. The kernel smoothing method revealed a trend of disparate productivity among the airports that was due to the polarization of efficiency. Our results imply that reform policies should focus on non-hub airports, non-listed airports, and airports in the northeast region if more balanced development is to be achieved.
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Authors
Michael Ka Yiu Fung, Ken Kai Hong Wan, Yer Van Hui, Japhet Sebastian Law,