Contracts, Financing Arrangements, and Public Ownership – An Empirical Analysis of the US Airport Governance Model

Johannes Fuhr ()

No 2007-02, Working Papers from Center for Network Industries and Infrastructure (CNI)

Abstract: In contrast to the privatization and regulatory reforms currently underway at European airports, airports in the US remain publicly owned. There, airports negotiate legally binding contracts with airlines and finance large investment projects with revenue bonds. Applying insights from transaction cost economics, we argue that the observed variation in contractual and financing arrangements at US airports corresponds to the parties’ needs for safeguarding and coordination. The case evidence presented reveals that public owners set the framework for private investments and contracting. Airline contracts and capital market control result in efficient investment and act as a check on the cost inefficiency typically linked to public ownership.

Keywords: Transaction Cost Economics; Contract; Public Ownership; Air Transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D23 L33 L93 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2007
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