What Factors Drive Transport and Logistics Costs in Africa?

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-02-19 DOI:10.1093/JAE/EJAA019

P. Plane

引用次数: 5

Abstract

We analyze the domestic transport and logistics costs of importing a 20-foot container into Africa. We run regressions on a panel of 50 African countries for the period 2006–2014 using the RE-2SLS estimator. Distance from port of arrival to the point of delivery is an important explanatory factor of cost. Time-varying variables yield additional and valuable information. Reducing processing times and adjusting the ratio of the purchasing power parity conversion factor to the market exchange rate would contribute to save on the cost to import.

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驱动非洲运输和物流成本的因素是什么?

我们分析了将一个20英尺集装箱进口到非洲的国内运输和物流成本。我们使用RE-2SLS估计量对2006-2014年期间的50个非洲国家进行了回归分析。从到达港到交货点的距离是成本的一个重要解释因素。随时间变化的变量会产生额外且有价值的信息。减少加工时间和调整购买力平价换算系数与市场汇率的比率将有助于节省进口成本。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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