Japanese-airport benchmarking with the DEA and endogenous-weight TFP methods: testing the criticism of overinvestment in Japanese regional airports

Yuichiro Yoshida1, Hiroyoshi Fujimoto2
1Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan, 777 Anaji Shinden, Yamato-machi, Minami Uonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-7277, Japan
2International Development Research Institute, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, 1-6-17 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074, Japan

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