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Productivity assessment of African seaports with biased technological change

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  • Carlos Pestana Barros
  • Nicolas Peypoch

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This paper analyses the productivity of a representative sample of African seaports from 2002 to 2008. Productivity scores are decomposed, based on the Luenberger productivity indicator, and the nature of technological change is analysed. The paper finds that Nigerian seaports are the most efficient, followed by Angola and Mozambique. Discussions of the results as well as related policy implications are provided.

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  • Carlos Pestana Barros & Nicolas Peypoch, 2012. "Productivity assessment of African seaports with biased technological change," Transportation Planning and Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(6), pages 663-675, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:transp:v:35:y:2012:i:6:p:663-675
    DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2012.710033
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    1. Chambers, Robert G., 1996. "A New Look at Exact Input, Output, Productivity, and Technical Change Measurement," Working Papers 197840, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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