The optimal distance to port for exporting firms

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 513-528

  Gries, Thomas ^a   Naudé, Wim ^b   Matthee, Marianne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LOCATION THEORY; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PORT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 68449102363     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2008.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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