A relevant factor to be considered by policy makers is the economic impact of their decisions on port investments. A structured system for assessing the economic impact of port infrastructures was developed in the mid-60s in the USA. From then, a great number of works in this field has been carried out considering different geographical environments and using different methodologies and approaches. In this work, a complete set of 27 Spanish ports are reviewed, first from a chronological point of view and later establishing a comparative analysis of different indicators of port productivity. Special focus is put on comparing the contribution of the ports in generating employment and creating Gross Value Added generated in the local and regional economy. Direct, indirect, and induced impacts in both the port industry and the industry dependent on the existence of the port and its activities are considered.
The west coast of Latin America: analysis of port efficiency A costa oeste da América Latina: análise da eficiência portuária Logistic performance is one of the key factors in international trade, the economies with a higher level of logistics development grow faster. This article analyzes the ports of the West Coast of Latin America (2008 to 2017) and there are two main two objectives. First, identify whether there are external factors that may influence the production and, secondly, to determine what factors are involved in making a port more or less efficient. In addition, the level of technical efficiency in the ports is calculated using the stochastic frontier analysis methodology with panel data.La costa oeste de Latinoamérica: análisis de eficiencia portuaria 1El desempeño logístico es uno de los factores claves en el comercio internacional, pues las economías con un mayor nivel de desarrollo logístico crecen más rápido. Así, en este artículo se analizan los puertos de la Costa Oeste de Latinoamérica (2008 a 2017) y se plantean dos objetivos; por un lado, identificar si existen factores exógenos que puedan influir en la producción y, por otro, determinar qué factores intervienen en hacer más o menos eficiente un puerto determinado, además de cuantificar el nivel de eficiencia técnica en los puertos utilizando la metodología de análisis de frontera estocástica con datos panel.
autoresO desempenho logístico é um dos factores-chave no comércio internacional, as economias com maior desenvolvimento logístico crescem mais rapidamente. Assim, este artigo analisa os portos da Costa Oeste da América Latina (2008 a 2017) e propõe dois objectivos. Por um lado, identifica se existem factores exógenos que podem influenciar a produção e, por outro, determinam quais som os factores que intervêm para tornar um porto mais ou menos eficiente, além de quantificar o nível de eficiência técnica em portos usando a metodologia de análise de fronteira estocástica com painel de dados.
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