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dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculadaen
dc.contributor.authorWilmsmeier, Gordonen
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-23-
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-07T11:41:30Z-
dc.date.available2009-08-07T11:41:30Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/27462-
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses the determinants of transport costs for intra-Latin American trade over a period of six years (1999-2004). The data refer to yearly disaggregated (SITC 5 digit level) maritime trade flows on 277 trade routes. With this data set, a transport costs equation is estimated using linear regression analysis in a panel data framework. The first contribution to the literature is to exploit the greater variability present in our data and to control for unobservable heterogeneous effects. The second is to investigate the influence of open registries on the variability of maritime transport costs. Three groups of explanatory variables are considered. Firstly, timevarying variables: use of open registries and trade imbalance. Secondly, variables related to liner shipping network structures: number of liner services, shipping opportunities, deployed ships and deployed TEUs. Finally, product related variables such as volume of shipment, value of product and special characteristics of the cargo (i.e. refrigerated cargo). The results will allow us to quantify the effect of the explanatory variables on international maritime transport costs and to compare the obtained elasticities with previous cross-section analysis. In particular, estimating the impact of the use of open registries on transport cost is a new contribution in this field that could provide policy makers with valuable information to be used in the implementation of economic policies.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research (IAI) |cGöttingenen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIAI Discussion Papers |x172en
dc.subject.jelF10en
dc.subject.jelF14en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordInternational Transport Costsen
dc.subject.keywordMaritime Tradeen
dc.subject.keywordLatin Americaen
dc.subject.keywordSectoral Dataen
dc.subject.keywordTime Seriesen
dc.subject.keywordOpen Registriesen
dc.subject.keywordCompetitivenessen
dc.subject.keywordliner shipping network structureen
dc.subject.stwFrachtschifffahrten
dc.subject.stwTransportkostenen
dc.subject.stwInternationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungenen
dc.subject.stwInterregionaler Handelen
dc.subject.stwLateinamerikaen
dc.titleDeterminants of maritime transport costs . a panel data analysis for Latin American trade-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn572400101en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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