International air transportation carriers: Evidence from SFA and DEA technical efficiency results (1991-2000)

Michaelides, PG; Belegri-Roboli, A; Karlaftis, M; Marinos, T

dc.contributor.author	Michaelides, PG	en
dc.contributor.author	Belegri-Roboli, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Marinos, T	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:30:57Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:30:57Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1567-7133	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19685
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dc.subject	Air transportation	en
dc.subject	Data Envelopment Analysis	en
dc.subject	Panel	en
dc.subject	Stochastic Frontier Analysis	en
dc.subject	Technical efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	US AIRLINE INDUSTRY	en
dc.subject.other	UNITED-STATES	en
dc.subject.other	MONTE-CARLO	en
dc.subject.other	PERFORMANCE	en
dc.subject.other	ESTIMATORS	en
dc.title	International air transportation carriers: Evidence from SFA and DEA technical efficiency results (1991-2000)	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	In this paper we estimate technical efficiency in International Air Transport, by means of Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) using a panel set of the world's twenty-four (24) largest network airlines, for the period 1991-2000. The results are compared to those from Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), a popular approach for efficiency measurement in the literature. Findings suggest that airlines experience constant returns to scale, while technical efficiency ranges between 51% and 97% approximately. Furthermore, the level of technology experienced a slight increase, while the privatization of few of the airlines in the data set didn't seem to affect their technical efficiency. Results from SFA and DEA do not vary significantly.	en
heal.publisher	EDITORIAL BOARD EJTIR	en
heal.journalName	European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000272246500002	en
dc.identifier.volume	9	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	347	en
dc.identifier.epage	362	en