Land Transport for Export: The Effects of Cost, Time, and Uncertainty in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1749-1759

  Christ, Nannette ^a   Ferrantino, Michael J ^a  

^a United States International Trade Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Export costs; Land transport; Sub saharan africa; Trade costs; Uncertainty costs

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRANSACTION COST; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 80052582325     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.04.028     Document Type: Article

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