Trade costs, trade, and port efficiency

Bruce Blonigen and Wesley Wilson

Chapter 16 in Handbook of International Trade and Transportation, 2018, pp 478-499 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Ocean ports are vital hubs for transportation of internationally traded goods and therefore important for economic growth. In this chapter, the authors review the various methodologies that have been used to estimate the efficiency of ocean ports. They then refine and provide updated estimates of port efficiencies based on the methodology of Blonigen and Wilson (2008), compare these estimates of port efficiency with those using other methodologies, and evaluate their role in the level of trade costs and trade.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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