Overland Transport Costs : A Review

Poor infrastructure and high domestic shipping costs are often cited as important impediments to economic activity in developing countries. Domestic shipping being mostly overland, understanding the level and structure of costs in road freight tran...

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Main Author:	Coşar, A. Kerem
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	IMPEDIMENT TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVERLAND TRANSPORT COST ESTIMATES DOMESTIC FREIGHT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC FREIGHT POLICY TRUCKING COST FREIGHT COST ROAD TRANSPORTATION GRAVITY REGRESSION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099855408302242173/IDU0c0230011005fe044480894807cc2e307a766 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37944

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spelling	okr-10986-379442022-09-01T05:10:39Z Overland Transport Costs : A Review Coşar, A. Kerem IMPEDIMENT TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVERLAND TRANSPORT COST ESTIMATES DOMESTIC FREIGHT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC FREIGHT POLICY TRUCKING COST FREIGHT COST ROAD TRANSPORTATION GRAVITY REGRESSION Poor infrastructure and high domestic shipping costs are often cited as important impediments to economic activity in developing countries. Domestic shipping being mostly overland, understanding the level and structure of costs in road freight transportation could thus help formulate policies that aim to lower them. This review provides a summary of overland transport cost estimates with a focus on trucking, the dominant mode of domestic freight. By describing conceptual issues, highlighting sources of data and alternative methodologies with their key findings, it is intended to help practitioners and researchers navigate the literature. 2022-08-31T18:14:48Z 2022-08-31T18:14:48Z 2022-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099855408302242173/IDU0c0230011005fe044480894807cc2e307a766 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37944 English en Policy Research Working Paper;10156 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	IMPEDIMENT TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVERLAND TRANSPORT COST ESTIMATES DOMESTIC FREIGHT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC FREIGHT POLICY TRUCKING COST FREIGHT COST ROAD TRANSPORTATION GRAVITY REGRESSION
spellingShingle	IMPEDIMENT TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVERLAND TRANSPORT COST ESTIMATES DOMESTIC FREIGHT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC FREIGHT POLICY TRUCKING COST FREIGHT COST ROAD TRANSPORTATION GRAVITY REGRESSION Coşar, A. Kerem Overland Transport Costs : A Review
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;10156
description	Poor infrastructure and high domestic shipping costs are often cited as important impediments to economic activity in developing countries. Domestic shipping being mostly overland, understanding the level and structure of costs in road freight transportation could thus help formulate policies that aim to lower them. This review provides a summary of overland transport cost estimates with a focus on trucking, the dominant mode of domestic freight. By describing conceptual issues, highlighting sources of data and alternative methodologies with their key findings, it is intended to help practitioners and researchers navigate the literature.
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author	Coşar, A. Kerem
author_facet	Coşar, A. Kerem
author_sort	Coşar, A. Kerem
title	Overland Transport Costs : A Review
title_short	Overland Transport Costs : A Review
title_full	Overland Transport Costs : A Review
title_fullStr	Overland Transport Costs : A Review
title_full_unstemmed	Overland Transport Costs : A Review
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
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Overland Transport Costs : A Review

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