This paper analyses the market structure of Portuguese airports and the way that they have performed. It is found that the profits exceeded normal returns between 2001 and 2008, with productivity growing only slowly despite expansions in passenger numbers and aircraft movements. A particular...

This short communication evaluates the influence of congestion on the technical efficiency of airports using three different approaches. To accomplish this aim a sample of 141 worldwide airports is used. The results show considerable signs of congestion inefficiency in some airports,...

The economic crisis in most developed countries is fostering the search for new models for infrastructure planning and management. There is great uncertainty surrounding these investments and, therefore, it is necessary to capture the latent value from infrastructure projects. The principle is...