Container Port Production and Economic Efficiency

List of Tables List of Figures PART 1: INTRODUCTION The Importance of the Container Port Industry Performance Measurement, Productivity and Efficiency Problem Statement Objectives Organisation of the Book PART 2: THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF CONTAINER PORT PRODUCTION Introduction The Economic Functions of Ports and their Evolution The Container Port Industry: The Challenge of Complexity The Challenge from other Market Players Traditional Theories of Industrial Market Structure Port Competition Summary PART 3: ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT Background Notation and Symbols Used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Free Disposal Hull (FDH) Analysis Econometric Approaches Using Cross-sectional Data Econometric Approaches Using Panel Data Empirical Comparisons of Alternative Approaches to Efficiency Estimation Performance Measurement and Efficiency Analysis in the Container Port Industry Summary PART 4: MODEL SPECIFICATION AND DATA Introduction A Procedure for Efficiency Measurement Port Objectives Definition of Variables Model Specification Data Collection Summary PART 5: EMPIRICAL RESULTS AND ANALYSIS Introduction Cross-sectional Data Analysis Panel Data Analysis Summary PART 6: A THEORY OF CONTAINER PORT PRODUCTION AND ITS EMPIRICAL VALIDATION Introduction Testing the Hypotheses Summary PART 7: CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH Introduction A Summary of Major Research Contributions Recommendations for Further Research References Appendices