Bootstrapped Malmquist indices of Australian airports

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 829-846

  Assaf, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Airports; Australia; Bootstrap; Malmquist index; Regression

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BOOTSTRAPPING; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRIVATIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79951704244     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060903067548     Document Type: Article

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