Technical and allocative efficiency in airports

International Journal of Transport Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-377

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Sampaio, Ana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12344253176     PISSN: 03918440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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