Cargo handling in ports is a multioutput
activity, as freight can arrive in many forms such as
containers, bulk, rolling stock, or noncontainerized general
cargo. In this paper Tovar, Jara-D�, and Trujillo analyze
the operation of port terminals through the estimation of a
multioutput cost model that uses monthly data on three firms
located at the Las Palmas port in Spain. This permits the
calculation of product-specific marginal costs, economies of
scale (general and by firm), and economies of scope, which
are key tools to help the regulators in their task.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Tovar, Beatriz,
Jara-Díaz, Sergio,
Trujillo, Lourdes |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2003-10
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| Subjects: | COST FUNCTIONS,
PORT MANAGEMENT,
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK,
CARGO HANDLING,
MARGINAL COSTS,
PORT CHARGES,
ECONOMIES OF SCALE,
TERMINALS (TRANSPORTATION),
PRODUCTION CAPACITY,
PRODUCTION COSTS BERTH,
BULK CARGO,
CARGO,
COMPETITIVENESS,
CONTAINER TERMINALS,
CONTAINERIZATION,
CONTAINERS,
COST ANALYSIS,
CPI,
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY,
ECONOMIES OF SCOPE,
ELASTICITIES,
EMPLOYMENT,
EQUATIONS,
EQUILIBRIUM,
EXPLOITATION,
EXPORT,
FACTOR DEMAND,
FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL FORMS,
FREIGHT,
GROWTH RATE,
INCREASING RETURNS,
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE,
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS,
LIFTING,
LIGHTHOUSES,
LOADING,
LOGISTICS CHAIN,
MARGINAL COST,
MEAN VALUE,
PALLETS,
PORT AREA,
PORT AUTHORITY,
PORT FACILITIES,
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE,
PORT SECTOR,
PORT SERVICES,
PORTS,
PRICE ELASTICITY,
PRIVATE PROPERTY,
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION,
PRODUCTION FUNCTION,
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PURCHASE PRICE,
QUAYS,
RETURNS TO SCALE,
RISK PREMIUM,
ROLL,
SECURITY STANDARDS,
SHIP,
SHIPS,
SQUARE,
TERMINAL,
TERMINALS,
TOTAL AREA,
TOTAL COSTS,
TRUCKS,
UNIT LOAD,
VARIABLE INPUTS,
VESSELS,
WAITING TIME,
PRODUCTION COSTS,
BERTH, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2630712/multi-output-cost-function-port-terminals-some-guidelines-regulation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18047
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