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A Multioutput Cost Function for Port Terminals : Some Guidelines for Regulation

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dc.contributor.authorTovar, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorJara-Díaz, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorTrujillo, Lourdes
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-25T15:57:07Z
dc.date.available2014-04-25T15:57:07Z
dc.date.issued2003-10
dc.description.abstractCargo handling in ports is a multioutput activity, as freight can arrive in many forms such as containers, bulk, rolling stock, or noncontainerized general cargo. In this paper Tovar, Jara-D�, and Trujillo analyze the operation of port terminals through the estimation of a multioutput cost model that uses monthly data on three firms located at the Las Palmas port in Spain. This permits the calculation of product-specific marginal costs, economies of scale (general and by firm), and economies of scope, which are key tools to help the regulators in their task.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2630712/multi-output-cost-function-port-terminals-some-guidelines-regulation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3151
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18047
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3151
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCOST FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPORT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectPORT CHARGES
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectTERMINALS (TRANSPORTATION)
dc.subjectPRODUCTION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS BERTH
dc.subjectBULK CARGO
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONTAINER TERMINALS
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZATION
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectCOST ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOST FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCOPE
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUATIONS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectFACTOR DEMAND
dc.subjectFLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectLIFTING
dc.subjectLIGHTHOUSES
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectLOGISTICS CHAIN
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMEAN VALUE
dc.subjectPALLETS
dc.subjectPORT AREA
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPORTS
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPURCHASE PRICE
dc.subjectQUAYS
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectRISK PREMIUM
dc.subjectROLL
dc.subjectSECURITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSHIP
dc.subjectSHIPS
dc.subjectSQUARE
dc.subjectTERMINAL
dc.subjectTERMINALS
dc.subjectTOTAL AREA
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectUNIT LOAD
dc.subjectVARIABLE INPUTS
dc.subjectVESSELS
dc.subjectWAITING TIME
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectBERTH
dc.titleA Multioutput Cost Function for Port Terminals : Some Guidelines for Regulationen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.crossref.titleA Multioutput Cost Function for Port Terminals: Some Guidelines for Regulation
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:50:31.059318Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2630712/multi-output-cost-function-port-terminals-some-guidelines-regulation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid308481468759880783
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3151
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20031027124418
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2630712
okr.identifier.reportWPS3151
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countrySpain
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Environment
okr.topicTransport Security
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicTransport::Airports and Air Services
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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