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 through the estimation of a multioutput cost model...

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-Diacute;az, and Trujillo analyze the operation of port terminals through the estimation of a multioutput...

Seaports provide multiple services to ships, cargo, and passengers. These services can be performed by a combination of public and private initiatives. Usually, the role of public sector institutions is to regulate and supervise private firms. In performing that task public sector institutions...

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-Díaz, and Trujillo analyze the operation of port terminals through the estimation of a multioutput cost...

The role of pricing a short run tool to induce efficiency in the transport system of Santiago is discussed. The spatial distribution of demand shows that both income and car ownership is discussed. The spatial distribution of demand shows that both income and car ownership are fairly...

This paper estimates the productivity evolution of the Brazilian electricity distribution industry decomposing it in terms of technical efficiency, scale-efficiency and technical change. This exercise aims to understand one important issue that has not been analyzed in previous papers, that is...

This paper estimates changes in the productivity of the Brazilian electricity distribution sector using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) on a panel of 18 firms from 1998-2005. The study decomposes the productivity change of these distribution firms in terms of technical efficiency;...

Este trabajo valora la eficiencia del sector privado en la provisión de servicios en los aeropuertos españoles. En primer lugar se revisa la evolución del modelo de gestión de aeropuertos a nivel internacional, destacándose aquellos aspectos que han tenido mayor impacto en los resultados...