Transportation, iceberg costs and the adjustment of industrial structure in China

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 278-286

  Song, Malin ^a   Wang, Shuhong ^b   Fisher, Ron ^c  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c University of Glamorgan   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment of industrial structure; Economics; Environmental protection; Iceberg costs; Transportation

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SEA ICE; TRANSPORTATION;

INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; INDUSTRIAL TRANSFERS; LOCAL ECONOMY; PANEL DATA; RETURNS TO SCALE; TERTIARY INDUSTRIES; TRANSPORTATION SERVICES;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; LOCAL ECONOMY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84908071914     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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