Port Economics and Research in Transportation Economics (9780762311989) Edited by Kevin Cullinane and Wayne Talley
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- Title: Port Economics and Research in Transportation Economics
- Author: Kevin Cullinane, Wayne Talley
- Publisher: JAI for Elsevier
- ISBN: 978-0-7623-1198-9
- Published: June 2006
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 260
- Price: United Kingdom USA
Description
- This book provides an original contribution to the study of the port economy
- Also addresses the development of port economy
- Deals with economic theories of the cost of port functions and port investments
- Treats empirical data on the relative effectiveness of the ports, the impact of ports on the cost of international shipping and ports competitiveness and the impact of deregulation on wages of dockworkers
Recommended for
Civil engineers, researchers and students
Editors Bio
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Professor Kevin Cullinane - Published several books and over 160 journal articles. Sits on the editorial boards of 7 journals. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. Logistics adviser to the World Bank. Transport adviser to several governments Professor Wayne K. Talley - Professor of Economics, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute,Old Dominion University, USA. Transport economist specializing in cost, security, environmental issues and work in the transport sector, with particular emphasis on maritime transport. |
Contents
- Introduction
- The Evolution and Challenges of Port Economics
- An Economic Theory of the Port
- Multiple Outputs in Port Cost Functions
- Estimating the Relative Efficiency of European Container Ports: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
- The Impact of Port Characteristics on International Maritime Transport Costs
- The Impact of Port Characteristics on International Maritime Transport Costs
- Port Investment: Profitability, Economic Impact and Financing
- Shipping Deregulation's Wage Effect on Low and High Wage Dockworkers
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