Measuring the joint impact of governance form and economic regulation on airport efficiency

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-198

  Georges Assaf, A ^a   Gillen, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DEA; Economic regulation; Efficiency; Governance form; International airports; Semi parametric Bayesian approach

Indexed keywords

DEA; ECONOMIC REGULATION; GOVERNANCE FORMS; INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; SEMIPARAMETRIC;

AIRPORTS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84857917560     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.01.038     Document Type: Article

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