A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Efficiency Improvements at Japanese Ports

Masayuki Doi, Piyush Tiwari and Hidekazu Itoh

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 2001, vol. 13, issue 3, 187-206

Abstract: In this paper we investigate the system†wide impact of increased efficiency of ports in Japan using a computable general equilibrium model developed for 1995. The Japanese Ministry of Transport has been implementing programs of the Ninth Seven†year Port Development Plan to improve port efficiency. The technological efficiency in the ports reduces the cost of shipping transportation, and the forward and backward linkages of imports and exports introduce some positive gains in the national GDP. Our analysis proves that the spillover effects are substantial on shipping transportation and to a lesser extent on the Japanese economy.

Date: 2001
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