events, this paper provides new evidence of technical efficiency for 42 national and international airlines in 2006 using the … first stage, technical efficiency scores are estimated using a bootstrap DEA model. In the second stage, a truncated … regression is employed to quantify the economic drivers underlying measured technical efficiency. The results highlight the key …

This study analyzes the links between efficiency and the decentralization of competencies among Spanish local … municipalities were conferred on more competencies. In addition, the likely efficiency gains from enhanceddecentralization increase … over time. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los vínculos entre eficiencia y descentralización de competencias para …

based on linearprogramming approaches for efficiency measurement. We provide an application to Spanishmunicipalities, which … have had to adapt to both the European Stability and Growth Pact as well as todomestic regulation seeking local governments … desarrollo. En este artículo proponemos una metodología para determinar si los beneficiosen términos de eficiencia derivados de …

on technical efficiency of 28 Italian airports during the period 2000–2006. We employ two different DEA models: physical … business and allows us to evaluate the impact of commercial activities on overall airport efficiency. The main results are: i …) the liberalization of ground handling services has produced an increase of efficiency in airside and landside activities …

, efficiency and technological change, have been carried out. All the airports have been characterized by technological regress and … only a minority of airports experienced an increase in productivity lead by the improvement of efficiency. …

of dissimilarities among the 14 Italians airports. In this framework comparing the efficiency could be troublesome and …, factorial and cluster analysis, in order to reduces dissimilarities and improve the results of the efficiency measures. The two …

. This fact attracts an increasing scientific and practical interest to analysis of airport efficiency and its determinants … these two areas – airport efficiency and spatial competition among airports. We analysed modern approaches to airport … attention to empirical researches of spatial competition as a factor affecting airport efficiency. Despite the fact of a well …