Performance, heterogeneity and managerial efficiency of African airports: the Nigerian Case

Carlos Barros and Ade Ibiwoye

No 106, CEsA Working Papers from CEsA - Centre for African and Development Studies

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Nigeria; airports; stochastic frontier models and unobserved managerial ability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 L33 L50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-03
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