Productivity Change in USA Airports: The Gillen and Lall Approach Revisited
This study uses the Bootstrap methodology to measure the productivity changes of US airports with a Malmquist index, from the 2002-2007 adopting the Gillen and Lall (1997, 2001) approach. The results are mixed for the sample of airports analyzed. The study relates the results to the current and past trends of the US aviation industry and also provides directions for future research. Key words: Airports, US, Productivity, Malmquist, Bootstrap