Airports efficiency SFA studies
| Author/s | Methodology | Inputs | Outputs | Exogenous variables |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pels et al. (2001) | SFA-Production function 35 European airports 1995–1997 | Number baggage claim units, parking positions at the terminal, remote positions | Passengers, aircraft movements | None |
| Pels et al. (2003) | DEA and SFA- Production function 34 European airports 1995–1997 | Airport size, number of aircraft parking places (at the terminal and remote), and runways (semi-fixed input) | Passengers, aircraft movements | Slot coordinated, time restrictions, airlines' load factor, time |
| Barros (2008a) | SFA-Cost function 37 Portuguese Airports 1990–2000 | Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, earnings in relation to infrastructure book value (unitary) Trend | Aeronautical revenues (aircrafts), aeronautical revenues (passengers), non-aeronautical revenues | None |
| Barros (2008b) | SFA-Cost function 27 UK Airports 2000–2005 | Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, depreciation costs (unitary), investment in relation to long-term debt (unitary) | Passengers, aircraft movements | None |
| Oum et al. (2008) | SFA-Cost function (Bayesian) 109 worldwide airports 2001–2004 | Number of employees, operating costs, terminal area (fixed input), number of runways (fixed input) | Passengers, aircraft movements, non-aeronautical revenues | Ownership forms |
| Marques and Barros (2010) | SFA-Cost function 32 European airports 2001–2004 | Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, terminal area (semi-fixed input) Managerial ability (fixed effect) | Passengers, aircraft movements | Ownership forms, hub, rate of return, regulation incentive |
| Scotti et al. (2012) | SFA-Production function 38 Italian airports 2005–2008 | Terminal area, number of check-in desks, baggage claims, and not handling employees, runway capacity, aircraft parking positions | Aircraft movements, work load units (WLU) | Ownership forms, competition x% of available seats |
| Barros et al. (2017) | SFA-Cost function 30 Nigerian airports 2003–2014 | Operating costs, unitary labour cost, unitary depreciation cost, trend Managerial ability (fixed effect) | Passengers, aircraft movements | Regulation Hub |
| Chen and Lai (2019) | Dynamic SFA-Production function 20 European and Asian-Pacific airports 2001–2013 | Operating costs, terminal area, runway length | Revenues | None Airports are classified according to ownership forms (public and private) |
| Ripoll-Zarraga and Raya (2020) | SFA-Production function and Regression 48 Spanish airports 2009–2013 | Labour costs, operating costs, depreciation of airside assets and landside assets Airports special features (fixed effects) | Passengers, aircraft movements, cargo, and commercial revenues | Number of hotels and campsites, tourists expenditure, length of stay, arrivals, tourism employees, price index |
| Ripoll-Zarraga and Huderek-Glapska (2021) | SFA-Production function 12 Polish airports 2009–2017 | Labour costs, operating costs, Depreciation assets, non-operating costs, land value, equity shares | Passengers, aircraft movements, cargo and commercial revenues | Ownership forms, number of runways, terminal area, catchment area, railway Airports' managerial ability: qualifications, experience (CEO) |
| Author/s | Methodology | Inputs | Outputs | Exogenous variables |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFA-Production function | Number baggage claim units, parking positions at the terminal, remote positions | Passengers, aircraft movements | None | |
| DEA and SFA- Production function | Airport size, number of aircraft parking places (at the terminal and remote), and runways (semi-fixed input) | Passengers, aircraft movements | Slot coordinated, time restrictions, airlines' load factor, time | |
| SFA-Cost function 37 Portuguese Airports 1990–2000 | Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, earnings in relation to infrastructure book value (unitary) | Aeronautical revenues (aircrafts), aeronautical revenues (passengers), non-aeronautical revenues | None | |
| SFA-Cost function | Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, depreciation costs (unitary), investment in relation to long-term debt (unitary) | Passengers, aircraft movements | None | |
| SFA-Cost function (Bayesian) | Number of employees, operating costs, terminal area (fixed input), number of runways (fixed input) | Passengers, aircraft movements, non-aeronautical revenues | Ownership forms | |
| SFA-Cost function 32 European airports 2001–2004 | Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, terminal area (semi-fixed input) | Passengers, aircraft movements | Ownership forms, hub, rate of return, regulation incentive | |
| SFA-Production function | Terminal area, number of check-in desks, baggage claims, and not handling employees, runway capacity, aircraft parking positions | Aircraft movements, work load units (WLU) | Ownership forms, competition x% of available seats | |
| SFA-Cost function | Operating costs, unitary labour cost, unitary depreciation cost, trend | Passengers, aircraft movements | Regulation | |
| Dynamic SFA-Production function | Operating costs, terminal area, runway length | Revenues | None | |
| SFA-Production function and Regression | Labour costs, operating costs, depreciation of airside assets and landside assets | Passengers, aircraft movements, cargo, and commercial revenues | Number of hotels and campsites, tourists expenditure, length of stay, arrivals, tourism employees, price index | |
| SFA-Production function | Labour costs, operating costs, Depreciation assets, non-operating costs, land value, equity shares | Passengers, aircraft movements, cargo and commercial revenues | Ownership forms, number of runways, terminal area, catchment area, railway |
Source(s): Own elaboration
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