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Reforms and Infrastructure Efficiency in Spain’s Container Ports

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dc.contributor.authorGonzález, María Manuela
dc.contributor.authorTrujillo, Lourdes
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-22T19:50:33Z
dc.date.available2012-06-22T19:50:33Z
dc.date.issued2005-02
dc.description.abstractThis 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.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5642265/reforms-infrastructure-efficiency-spains-container-ports
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3515
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8843
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3515
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectBERTH
dc.subjectBERTHS
dc.subjectBOXES
dc.subjectCABOTAGE
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCOMBINED TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONTAINER HANDLING
dc.subjectCONTAINER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZATION
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZED CARGO
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectCOST MINIMIZATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION CENTERS
dc.subjectDOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFIXED INPUTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINPUT PRICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLIABILITY
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOGISTICS CHAIN
dc.subjectMARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNAVIGATION
dc.subjectNAVIGATION AIDS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL REFINERIES
dc.subjectOPERATING REVENUE
dc.subjectORDERING
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectPORT EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPORT SUPERSTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPROVISIONING
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSHIP BUILDING
dc.subjectSHIPPERS
dc.subjectSHIPS
dc.subjectSHIPYARDS
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTUGS
dc.subjectVESSELS
dc.subjectWAITING TIME
dc.subjectWAREHOUSES
dc.subjectWATERFRONTS
dc.titleReforms and Infrastructure Efficiency in Spain’s Container Portsen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleReforms and Infrastructure Efficiency in Spain’s Container Ports
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:34:03.877275Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5642265/reforms-infrastructure-efficiency-spains-container-ports
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid165441468759607817
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3515
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20050306102929
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5642265
okr.identifier.reportWPS3515
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/03/06/000090341_20050306102929/Rendered/PDF/wps3515.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countrySpain
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicTransport Security
okr.topicPorts and Waterways
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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