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

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

Cargo 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 th...

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Main Authors: Tovar, Beatriz, Jara-Díaz, Sergio, Trujillo, Lourdes
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
COST FUNCTIONS
PORT MANAGEMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
CARGO HANDLING
MARGINAL COSTS
PORT CHARGES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
TERMINALS (TRANSPORTATION)
PRODUCTION CAPACITY
PRODUCTION COSTS BERTH
BULK CARGO
CARGO
COMPETITIVENESS
CONTAINER TERMINALS
CONTAINERIZATION
CONTAINERS
COST ANALYSIS
CPI
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIES OF SCOPE
ELASTICITIES
EMPLOYMENT
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPLOITATION
EXPORT
FACTOR DEMAND
FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL FORMS
FREIGHT
GROWTH RATE
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
LIFTING
LIGHTHOUSES
LOADING
LOGISTICS CHAIN
MARGINAL COST
MEAN VALUE
PALLETS
PORT AREA
PORT AUTHORITY
PORT FACILITIES
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PORT SECTOR
PORT SERVICES
PORTS
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
PURCHASE PRICE
QUAYS
RETURNS TO SCALE
RISK PREMIUM
ROLL
SECURITY STANDARDS
SHIP
SHIPS
SQUARE
TERMINAL
TERMINALS
TOTAL AREA
TOTAL COSTS
TRUCKS
UNIT LOAD
VARIABLE INPUTS
VESSELS
WAITING TIME
PRODUCTION COSTS
BERTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2630712/multi-output-cost-function-port-terminals-some-guidelines-regulation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18047

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2630712/multi-output-cost-function-port-terminals-some-guidelines-regulation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18047

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