Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications

This empirical paper sheds light on a significant element of the debate of whether infrastructure services have a strong impact on economic development by exploring the impact of innovative road freight services on downstream business users. The paper uses a new and purpose-specific survey of 165 lo...

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Main Author:	Dutz, Mark
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS SERVICES COLLUSION COMPANY COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITORS CONSULTING SERVICES EAST EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SIZE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPANSION FIRMS INNOVATIONS JOINT VENTURES LARGE ENTERPRISES LAWS LEGISLATION MANAGEMENT METHODS MANUFACTURERS OUTSOURCING PRICE SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PRIVATIZATION PROVISION OF SERVICES QUALITY OF SERVICE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIME RESEARCH RESULTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SMALL FIRMS SUPPLIERS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6399393/road-freight-logistics-competition-innovation-downstream-benefits-policy-implications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8497

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spelling	okr-10986-84972021-04-23T14:02:43Z Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications Dutz, Mark BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS SERVICES COLLUSION COMPANY COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITORS CONSULTING SERVICES EAST EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SIZE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPANSION FIRMS INNOVATIONS JOINT VENTURES LARGE ENTERPRISES LAWS LEGISLATION MANAGEMENT METHODS MANUFACTURERS OUTSOURCING PRICE SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PRIVATIZATION PROVISION OF SERVICES QUALITY OF SERVICE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIME RESEARCH RESULTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SMALL FIRMS SUPPLIERS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT This empirical paper sheds light on a significant element of the debate of whether infrastructure services have a strong impact on economic development by exploring the impact of innovative road freight services on downstream business users. The paper uses a new and purpose-specific survey of 165 logistics service providers and 493 user enterprises in food processing, food distribution, and the automotive industry in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. The main findings are that there are substantial downstream benefits from innovations in road freight services, both dampening cost increases and raising sales revenues of business users. The additional finding that increased intensity of competition in road freight services is significantly associated with the provision of innovative services suggests that easing any remaining barriers to competition in upstream business sectors should be a priority. 2012-06-19T21:56:39Z 2012-06-19T21:56:39Z 2005-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6399393/road-freight-logistics-competition-innovation-downstream-benefits-policy-implications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8497 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3768 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Czech Republic Hungary Poland
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spellingShingle	BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS SERVICES COLLUSION COMPANY COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITORS CONSULTING SERVICES EAST EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SIZE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPANSION FIRMS INNOVATIONS JOINT VENTURES LARGE ENTERPRISES LAWS LEGISLATION MANAGEMENT METHODS MANUFACTURERS OUTSOURCING PRICE SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PRIVATIZATION PROVISION OF SERVICES QUALITY OF SERVICE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIME RESEARCH RESULTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SMALL FIRMS SUPPLIERS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT Dutz, Mark Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications
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description	This empirical paper sheds light on a significant element of the debate of whether infrastructure services have a strong impact on economic development by exploring the impact of innovative road freight services on downstream business users. The paper uses a new and purpose-specific survey of 165 logistics service providers and 493 user enterprises in food processing, food distribution, and the automotive industry in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. The main findings are that there are substantial downstream benefits from innovations in road freight services, both dampening cost increases and raising sales revenues of business users. The additional finding that increased intensity of competition in road freight services is significantly associated with the provision of innovative services suggests that easing any remaining barriers to competition in upstream business sectors should be a priority.
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title	Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications
title_short	Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications
title_full	Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications
title_fullStr	Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications
title_full_unstemmed	Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications
title_sort	road freight logistics, competition and innovation : downstream benefits and policy implications
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6399393/road-freight-logistics-competition-innovation-downstream-benefits-policy-implications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8497
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Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation : Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications

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