The economic importance of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore: An extreme-scenario analysis

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 258-265

  Qu, Xiaobo ^a   Meng, Qiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blockade; Discrete choice model; Malacca Paradox; The Straits of Malacca and Singapore

Indexed keywords

BLOCKADE; DECISION-TREE MODEL; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; MALACCA PARADOX; SCENARIOS ANALYSIS; SINGAPORE; STRAIT OF MALACCA; THE STRAIT OF MALACCA AND SINGAPORE;

DECISION TREES;

CARGO HANDLING; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; STRAIT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

STRAIT OF MALACCA; STRAIT OF SINGAPORE;

EID: 80054098715     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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