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Reforms and Infrastructure Efficiency in Spain’s Container Ports

dc.contributor.author González, María Manuela
dc.contributor.author Trujillo, Lourdes
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-22T19:50:33Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-22T19:50:33Z
dc.date.issued 2005-02
dc.description.abstract This paper quantifies the evolution of technical efficiency in port infrastructure service provision in the major Spanish port authorities involved in container traffic. The paper also analyzes the extent to which port reforms that took place in the 1990's had an impact on the efficiency of the Spanish container ports. Because of the multi-output nature of port activities, we have estimated a distance function, which is a novel methodology in the study of the port industry. The results show that the reforms resulted in significant improvements in technological change, but that technical efficiency has in fact changed little on average. However, there is a significant movement of the efficiency within ports over time as a result of these reforms. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5642265/reforms-infrastructure-efficiency-spains-container-ports
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8843
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3515
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject BERTH
dc.subject BERTHS
dc.subject BOXES
dc.subject CABOTAGE
dc.subject CARGO HANDLING
dc.subject CHANNELS
dc.subject COMBINED TRANSPORT
dc.subject COMMODITIES
dc.subject COMMODITY
dc.subject CONGESTION
dc.subject CONTAINER HANDLING
dc.subject CONTAINER TRAFFIC
dc.subject CONTAINERIZATION
dc.subject CONTAINERIZED CARGO
dc.subject CONTAINERS
dc.subject COST MINIMIZATION
dc.subject DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
dc.subject DOCKS
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
dc.subject ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject ECONOMISTS
dc.subject ELASTICITIES
dc.subject ELECTRICITY
dc.subject FISH
dc.subject FIXED INPUTS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INPUT PRICES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject LIABILITY
dc.subject LOADING
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject LOGISTICS CHAIN
dc.subject MARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subject MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subject NAVIGATION
dc.subject NAVIGATION AIDS
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject OIL REFINERIES
dc.subject OPERATING REVENUE
dc.subject ORDERING
dc.subject PORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subject PORT CAPACITY
dc.subject PORT EFFICIENCY
dc.subject PORT FACILITIES
dc.subject PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject PORT MANAGEMENT
dc.subject PORT OPERATIONS
dc.subject PORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject PORT SUPERSTRUCTURE
dc.subject PORTS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subject PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject PROVISIONING
dc.subject PUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject ROADS
dc.subject SHIP BUILDING
dc.subject SHIPPERS
dc.subject SHIPS
dc.subject SHIPYARDS
dc.subject STORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subject TRANSIT
dc.subject TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject TUGS
dc.subject VESSELS
dc.subject WAITING TIME
dc.subject WAREHOUSES
dc.subject WATERFRONTS
dc.title Reforms and Infrastructure Efficiency in Spain’s Container Ports en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5642265/reforms-infrastructure-efficiency-spains-container-ports
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-3515
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000090341_20050306102929
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 5642265
okr.identifier.report WPS3515
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/03/06/000090341_20050306102929/Rendered/PDF/wps3515.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Europe and Central Asia
okr.region.country Spain
okr.topic Transport and Trade Logistics
okr.topic Transport Security
okr.topic Ports and Waterways
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Industry :: Common Carriers Industry
okr.topic Public Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topic Transport
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
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