Bootstrapping the Malmquist indexes for Italian airports

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 403-411

  Gitto, Simone ^a   Mancuso, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; DEA; Italian airports; Malmquist

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT INDUSTRY; AIRPORT MANAGEMENT; BOOTSTRAP; DEA; ITALIAN AIRPORTS; MALMQUIST; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIRPORTS;

EID: 80055052593     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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