International Air Transportation Carriers: Evidence from SFA and DEA Technical Efficiency Results (1991-2000)

Authors

  • Panayotis G. Michaelides National Technical University of Athens
  • Athena Belegri-Roboli National Technical University of Athens
  • Matthew gKarlaftis National Technical University of Athens
  • Theocharis Marinos National Technical University of Athens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18757/ejtir.2009.9.4.3317

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.

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Published

2009-09-01

How to Cite

Michaelides, P. G., Belegri-Roboli, A., gKarlaftis, M., & Marinos, T. (2009). International Air Transportation Carriers: Evidence from SFA and DEA Technical Efficiency Results (1991-2000). European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.18757/ejtir.2009.9.4.3317

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