Performance, heterogeneity and managerial efficiency of african airports : the nigerian case

This paper analyzes unobserved managerial ability as factors affecting the performance of a representative sample of Nigerian airports by means of frontier models. The Alvarez, Arias and Greene (2004) frontier model is used. These airports are ranked according to their technical efficiency during th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barros, Carlos Pestana (author)
Other Authors: Ibiwoye, Ade (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/24291
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/24291
Description
Summary:This paper analyzes unobserved managerial ability as factors affecting the performance of a representative sample of Nigerian airports by means of frontier models. The Alvarez, Arias and Greene (2004) frontier model is used. These airports are ranked according to their technical efficiency during the period 2003-2010 and homogenous and heterogeneous variables are disentangled in the cost function, which leads us to advise the implementation of common policies as well as policies by segments. Economic implications arising from the study are also considered.