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Logistics Costs and Competitiveness: Measurement and Trade Policy Applications

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dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-23T15:49:13Z
dc.date.available2017-05-23T15:49:13Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the issue of measuring logistics costs from an applied trade policy research perspective, as well as identifying logistics-intensive sectors. It focuses on currently available data at the macro-and firm-levels. This paper has two main aims. First, it provides a first overview of currently available data relevant to logistics, and suggests some preliminary applications. The second objective of this paper is to frame the issue of logistics cost measurement and data collection in terms of the types of inputs needed for applied trade policy research. The paper is organized as follows. The next section presents an overview of possible directions in applied trade policy research using logistics data. Section three examines existing data sources that can be used to measure domestic logistics costs, focusing on the national accounts, input-output tables, price comparisons, and firm-level data. Section four presents a new methodology for measuring international trade costs, and identifies the proportion of those costs due to logistics. Section five uses input-output data to identify logistics-intensive sectors in a range of countries. Section six concludes. This paper has explored a number of different data sources and methodologies in an effort to move forward on the analysis of logistics costs from a trade policy research perspective. In the future, it will be important to distinguish between data collection efforts that are industry-driven-such as estimates of total logistics costs in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)-and those that are research-driven. Moving further in this direction will help fuel research that identifies sectors in particular countries that are most sensitive to improvements in logistics performance, and which therefore will tend to expand relative to other sectors in the face of logistics sector reforms. From a policy and political economy point of view, it will be important to identify such sectors and make them aware of the potential role logistics can play in facilitating their growth.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455781468153272478/Logistics-costs-and-competitiveness-measurement-and-trade-policy-applications
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/26724
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26724
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAD VALOREM
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBOOKMARK
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS LOGISTICS
dc.subjectCOLLECTION OF DATA
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT
dc.subjectCUSTOM
dc.subjectDATA COVERAGE
dc.subjectDATA ELEMENT
dc.subjectDATA LIMITATIONS
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTCOMES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEND USERS
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT FORWARDING
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORIES
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLOGISTICS COSTS
dc.subjectLOGISTICS EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectLOGISTICS PROVIDERS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LOGISTICS
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPASSENGER SERVICES
dc.subjectPDF
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURE
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRICE COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUERIES
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD PROJECTS
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTIME PERIODS
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DATABASES
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRADE OUTCOMES
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AGENCIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT DATA
dc.subjectTRANSPORT RESEARCH
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES EXPORTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAREHOUSING
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleLogistics Costs and Competitivenessen
dc.title.subtitleMeasurement and Trade Policy Applicationsen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleLogistics Costs and Competitiveness
okr.date.disclosure2011
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:06:28.540769Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455781468153272478/Logistics-costs-and-competitiveness-measurement-and-trade-policy-applications
okr.guid455781468153272478
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20131008165715
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18363332
okr.identifier.report81575
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455781468153272478/pdf/815750WP0Trans00Box379836B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics Policy & Planning
okr.topicTransport::Logistics
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Transport
okr.unitTransport Division, TWITR
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