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The Mediterranean Port-City Economy: The Cases Of Marseille And Mersin

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  • Olaf MERK

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The economic fortunes of port-cities have evolved over time. Ports have been drivers of trade-related economic wealth in the past, but current economic benefits to their cities are more ambiguous. Port-cities and their evo-lutions have been categorised in various ways. This article aims to assess the applicability of these typologies by confronting two port-cities in the Mediter-ranean of similar size and similar dominance of port functions: Marseille in France and Mersin in Turkey. After an analysis of the different port develop-ment trajectories, the article assesses the economic impact of these two ports. Following a similar methodology, it provides calculations of port-related em-ployment, value added and inter-regional spill-overs. It compares the economic trajectories and possible future development paths. By confronting these differ-ent trajectories, the article attempts to assess the applicability of generic port-city typologies and models of port-city evolutions.

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  • Olaf MERK, 2015. "The Mediterranean Port-City Economy: The Cases Of Marseille And Mersin," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, vol. 41, pages 9-32.
    • Handle: RePEc:tou:journl:v:41:y:2015:p:9-32
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    Cited by:

    1. Piotr Nowaczyk, 2021. "The Leontief Model in Research into the Economic Importance of Small Seaports: A Case Study," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(Special 3), pages 419-438.

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    Keywords

    PORTS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INPUT/OUTPUT;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
    • D57 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Input-Output Tables and Analysis
    • R15 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Methods
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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