Highlights Joint impact of ownership, regulation and competition on airport performance analyzed. Empirically, monopolistic public airports less cost efficient than private airports. Under competition, economic regulation fails to encourage cost or pricing efficiency. Competitive public and private airports both efficient but latter set higher charges. Mixed ownership not cost efficient nor low price, irrespective of competitive level.
Abstract The combined impact of ownership form, economic regulation and competition on airport performance is analyzed using data envelopment analysis to measure cost efficiency in the first stage and regression analysis to measure the impact of the environment in the second stage. The empirical results of an analysis of European and Australian airports over a 10year timeframe reveal that under relatively non-competitive conditions, public airports operate less cost efficiently than fully private airports. Irrespective of ownership form, regulation is necessary to emulate competitive forces thus pushing airport management towards cost efficiency and reasonable pricing policies. Under potential regional or hub competition, economic regulation inhibits airports of any ownership form from operating and pricing efficiently. Although public and fully private airports operate equally efficiently in a competitive setting, private airports still set higher aeronautical charges. Furthermore, mixed ownership forms with a majority public holding are neither cost efficient nor low price, irrespective of the level of competition.
Joint impact of competition, ownership form and economic regulation on airport performance and pricing
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice ; 64 ; 92-109
2014-03-18
18 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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