Trade in International Maritime Services : How Much Does Policy Matter?

Trade in International Maritime Services : How Much Does Policy Matter?

Maritime transport costs significantly impede international trade. This article examines why these costs are so high in some countries and quantifies the importance of two explanations: restrictive trade policies and private anticompetitive practic...

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Main Authors: Fink, Carsten, Mattoo, Carsten, Neagu, Ileana Cristina
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
ADVERTISING
AIR
AIR SERVICES
AIR TRANSPORT
ALTERNATIVE MODES
ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
BERTHING
BIDDING
CABOTAGE
CARGO
CARGO HANDLING
CARGO RATES
CARRIER
CARRIERS
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL POLICY
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMON CARRIERS
CONTAINER TERMINALS
CONTAINERIZATION
CONTAINERIZED CARGO
CONTAINERS
CONTESTABILITY
CONTESTABLE MARKET
COST INCREASES
CRUDE OIL
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS DUTIES
DEMAND ELASTICITIES
DOMESTIC MARKET
DRY BULK
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
FARES
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN PORTS
FOREIGN SHIPS
FREIGHT
FREIGHT FORWARDING
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
HARBORS
INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
INVENTORY
JOURNEY
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
LINER CONFERENCES
LINER OPERATORS
LINER SERVICES
LINER SHIPPING
LONGER DISTANCES
MANUFACTURING
MARITIME INDUSTRY
MARITIME POLICY
MARITIME POLICY MANAGEMENT
MARITIME SECTOR
MARITIME SERVICES
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MARITIME TRANSPORTATION
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET FORCES
MARKET POWER
MARKET SEGMENTS
MARKET SHARE
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE IMPORTS
MERCHANT MARINES
MOBILITY
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MONOPOLY
NAVIGATION
NAVIGATION AIDS
OCEAN CARRIERS
OCEAN FREIGHT
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES
PASSENGERS
POLICE
PORT ASSETS
PORT AUTHORITIES
PORT AUTHORITY
PORT CONCESSIONS
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PORT OF ENTRY
PORT PERFORMANCE
PORT REFORM
PORTS
PREDATORY PRICING
PRICE COMPETITION
PRICE FIXING
PRICE SETTING
PRICE STABILITY
PROFITABLE ROUTES
ROAD
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROUTE
ROUTES
SAFETY
SEAPORTS
SHIP OWNERS
SHIPMENTS
SHIPPERS
SHIPPING
SHIPPING CHARGES
SHIPPING COMPANIES
SHIPPING COMPANY
SHIPPING CONFERENCES
SHIPPING INDUSTRY
SHIPPING LINES
SHIPPING RATES
SHIPPING ROUTES
SHIPS
SPREAD
STEVEDORING
SUPPLIERS
TERMINAL OPERATORS
TONNAGE
TOWING
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CROSSING
TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION
TRAMP SHIPPING
TRANSIT
TRANSPORT CHARGES
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT DATA
TRANSPORT DEMAND
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
TRANSPORT PRICE
TRANSPORT SERVICE
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
VOLATILITY
WAREHOUSING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/17737141/trade-international-maritime-services-much-policy-matter
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17191

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/17737141/trade-international-maritime-services-much-policy-matter
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17191

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