What Drives the High Price of Road Freight Transport in Central America?

What Drives the High Price of Road Freight Transport in Central America?

In Central America, like many other developing regions, high transport costs are cited as an impediment to trade and economic growth. Prices for road freight transport -- a key mode of transport comprising a significant share of total transport cos...

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Main Authors: Osborne, Theresa, Pachon, Maria Claudia, Araya, Gonzalo Enrique
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AIR
AIR FREIGHT
AIRPORT
AIRPORTS
AVERAGE COSTS
AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE PRICES
AVERAGE SPEED
AVERAGE SPEEDS
AVERAGE TRAVEL SPEEDS
BANK LOANS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BERTRAND COMPETITION
BITUMEN
BORDER CROSSING
BORDER CROSSINGS
BOTTLENECKS
CARGO
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVE PRICES
CONGESTION COSTS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSUMERS
CORRIDOR
CORRIDOR TRANSPORT
COST ANALYSIS
COST OF TRANSPORTATION
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DOMESTIC ROUTES
DRIVER BEHAVIOR
DRIVERS
DUTY
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC THEORY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFICIENT MARKET
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
EMISSION
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
EQUATIONS
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT
FACTOR PRICES
FARES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FIXED COSTS
FLEET SIZE
FLEETS
FOREIGN COMPETITION
FREIGHT
FREIGHT COSTS
FREIGHT DELIVERY
FREIGHT FLOWS
FREIGHT SECTOR
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
FREIGHT TRANSPORT PRICES
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL COSTS
FUEL EFFICIENCY
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SAVINGS
FUEL-EFFICIENCY
FUELS
GDP
GRAVEL
HIGH TRANSPORT
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
INCOME
INFLATION
INPUT PRICES
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL PORTS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORIES
LENGTH OF ROUTE
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MAIN ROAD
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET BEHAVIOR
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET SEGMENT
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SEGMENTS
MARKET STRUCTURE
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
MERCHANDISE TRADE
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MILEAGE
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MOTOR CARRIER
MOTOR CARRIERS
MOTORISTS
NORMAL PROFITS
OIL PRICES
OLIGOPOLY
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PETROLEUM PRICES
POLICE
PREDATORY PRICING
PRICE SETTING
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROFIT MARGINS
PURCHASE PRICE
RANGE
REDUCTIONS IN TRAFFIC
REDUCTIONS IN TRAFFIC CONGESTION
ROAD
ROAD CABOTAGE
ROAD CONDITIONS
ROAD DAMAGE
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD TRANSPORT PRICES
ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
SALES
SERVICES MARKET
STRUCTURES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TAX
TIRE PRESSURE
TIRES
TON KILOMETER
TOTAL COSTS
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRACTORS
TRADE BARRIERS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT MODE
TRANSPORT OF GOODS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT STRATEGIES
TRANSPORT TARIFFS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRAVEL DISTANCES
TRAVEL SPEED
TRAVEL SPEEDS
TRIPS
TRUCKING
TRUCKS
TRUE
VARIABLE COSTS
VARIABLE INPUTS
VEHICLE
VEHICLE EMISSIONS
VEHICLE FLEET
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COST
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLE UTILIZATION
VEHICLES
VOLUME OF TRAFFIC
WAGES
WAREHOUSES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19432378/drives-high-price-road-freight-transport-central-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18325

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18325

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