This research is to evaluate whether and how global port reform efforts since the early 1990s strongly pursued in many Pacific Rim countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China and many other ports in Latin America contribute to higher productivity. The research, as the basis of Mr....

This research is to evaluate whether and how global port reform efforts since the early 1990s strongly pursued in many Pacific Rim countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China and many other ports in Latin America contribute to higher productivity. The research, as the basis of Mr....

This dissertation conducts comprehensive analyses on global seaport institutions and port infrastructure productivity. It also examines the determinants of port output and the roles port institutions play in driving port infrastructure productivity. Specifically, the dissertation analyzes the...