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Efectos de los costos de búsqueda en el comportamiento de empresas de transporte de carga por carretera

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  • Germán Botero Arboleda

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“En países en vía de desarrollo las redes de comunicación urbanas e interurbanas son bastante imperfectas. Esto hace costosa la consecución de información acerca de las condiciones de los mercados. El modelo a continuación toma el caso de los transportadores de carga por carretera y describe su comportamiento en el caso en que se vean en la necesidad de buscar los demandantes de su servicio. Suponiendo que los costos de búsqueda son altos, se demuestra que los factores de carga están inversamente relacionados con estos costos. Adicionalmente, se ilustran los efectos de mejoras en la infraestructura vial y de comunicaciones, y se determinan las variables que afectan el tamano óptimo de los vehículos. El trabajo sé divide en dos partes. La primera, complementada por dos apéndices, desarrolla el modelo y demuestra sus propiedades. El Apéndice A desarrolla matemáticamente las propiedades económicas del modelo y el Apéndice B las demuestra matemáticamente. La segunda parte, ilustra algunas de las conclusiones que se derivan del modelo, introduce resultados obtenidos con experimentos de Monte Carlo, y concluye el trabajo con una corta presentación de posibles extensiones.”

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  • Germán Botero Arboleda, 1984. "Efectos de los costos de búsqueda en el comportamiento de empresas de transporte de carga por carretera," Coyuntura Económica, Fedesarrollo, vol. 14(3), pages 124-134, October.
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    Keywords

    Informes de Investigación; Empresas; Transporte de Carga; Costos; Transporte por Carretera; Carga;
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    JEL classification:

    • H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
    • L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
    • L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation

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