Efficiency measurement in the port industry: A survey of the empirical evidence

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-192

  González, María Manuela ^a   Trujillo, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PORT OPERATION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 67650730348     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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