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Productivity changes in Chinese airports 1995-2004

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  • Fung, Michael Ka Yiu
  • Wan, Ken Kai Hong
  • Hui, Yer Van
  • Law, Japhet Sebastian

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This paper reports a study of the patterns of productivity changes in 25 regional airports in China during the period 1995-2004. We found the average annual growth in airport productivity to be above 3%. By the decomposition of the Malmquist index, we identified the major source of productivity growth to be technical progress, rather than an improvement in efficiency. The kernel smoothing method revealed a trend of disparate productivity among the airports that was due to the polarization of efficiency. Our results imply that reform policies should focus on non-hub airports, non-listed airports, and airports in the northeast region if more balanced development is to be achieved.

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  • Fung, Michael Ka Yiu & Wan, Ken Kai Hong & Hui, Yer Van & Law, Japhet Sebastian, 2008. "Productivity changes in Chinese airports 1995-2004," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 44(3), pages 521-542, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transe:v:44:y:2008:i:3:p:521-542
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