Measuring total factor productivity of airports—an index number approach

Measuring total factor productivity of airports—an index number approach

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Article ID: iaor1999786
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 33E
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 249
End Page Number: 259
Publication Date: Dec 1997
Journal: Transportation Research. Part E, Logistics and Transportation Review
Authors: ,
Keywords: performance
Abstract:

There is an increasing trend towards corporatisation and privatisation of airports in an effort to improve performance. However, the normal financial reporting requirements associated with these forms of organisation are not sufficient indicators of the performance of airports since profitability can be more a function of the exercise of market power than a sign of productive efficiency. Also, there are concerns that efforts to regulate the prices charged by airports can result in under-investment and declining service standards. This makes it important to monitor the cost-efficiency, cost-effectiveness and service-effectiveness of airports. There is a growing literature on these topics, but so far there has been little attempt to apply the concepts of total factor productivity to the airport sector. We use a non-parametric index number method to illustrate how such a global measure can be used to investigate the role of disaggregated performance measures that often are very useful to managers and to those monitoring airport operations.

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