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Weathering the Storm : Investing in Port Infrastructure to Lower Trade Costs in East Asia

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dc.contributor.authorAbe, Kazutomo
dc.contributor.authorWilson, John S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:10:05Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:10:05Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-01
dc.description.abstractThe world economic crisis of 2008 presents clear challenges to prospects for economic growth in developing countries. This is particularly true for emerging economies in East Asia that have relied to a great extent over the past decade on export-led growth. What steps to facilitate trade promise a relatively strong return on investment for East Asia to help sustain trade and growth? The authors examine how port infrastructure affects trade and the role of transport costs in driving exports and imports for the region. They find that port congestion has significantly increased the transport costs to East Asia from both of the United States and Japan. The analysis suggests that cutting port congestion by 10 percent could cut transport costs in East Asia by up to 3 percent. This translates into a 0.3 to 0.5 percent across-the-board tariff cut. In addition, the estimates suggest that the trade cost reduction of investment in port infrastructure in East Asia that translates into higher consumer welfare would far outweigh the cost for physical expansion of the ports in the region.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090427112624
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4911
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4105
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 4911
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAD VALOREM
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAVERAGE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectBERTH
dc.subjectBERTHS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBONDS
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectCANALS
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARGOS
dc.subjectCIF
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY CODES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONGESTION COST
dc.subjectCONGESTION COSTS
dc.subjectCONGESTION INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONTAINER BERTHS
dc.subjectCONTAINER CARGO
dc.subjectCONTAINER FACILITIES
dc.subjectCONTAINER SHIP
dc.subjectCONTAINER SHIPS
dc.subjectCONTAINER TERMINALS
dc.subjectCONTAINER VESSELS
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZATION
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZED CARGO
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectCOST EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCOSTS OF CONGESTION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS VALUE
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDREDGING
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC FORECASTS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEXCESS PROFITS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFARES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT COSTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subjectFREIGHT PAYMENTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINLAND WATERWAYS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLARGE CONTAINER VESSELS
dc.subjectLENGTH OF ROAD
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARITIME AFFAIRS
dc.subjectMARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMULTIPLIER EFFECT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOCEAN FREIGHT
dc.subjectOCEAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectPORT CONGESTION
dc.subjectPORT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPORT EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPORT EXPANSION
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPORT USERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectQUALITY TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAILROADS
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectSEA TRANSPORT
dc.subjectSEAPORTS
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING COMPANIES
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectTANKERS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTEU
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT DATA
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectWAITING TIME
dc.subjectWATER TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleWeathering the Storm : Investing in Port Infrastructure to Lower Trade Costs in East Asiaen
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okr.crossref.titleWeathering The Storm: Investing In Port Infrastructure To Lower Trade Costs In East Asia
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4911
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.geographicalEast Asia
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicPorts and Waterways
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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