The effects of maritime container transport on economic growth in the countries on the west coast of Latin America

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ID16829965
AuthorsMaría Jesús Freire-Seoane (0000-0003-0076-0336), Beatriz López-Bermúdez (0000-0001-6060-7021), Ignacio de la Peña Zarzuelo
Year2020
Volume2020
Issue130
Pages87-102
Publication date2020-04-30
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCEPAL review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0251-2920 • E-ISSN: 1684-0348
PublisherUnited Nations Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.18356/16840348-2020-130-5
OpenAlexW3084434761
LanguageEN
References cited11

This paper analyses the effects of changes in maritime container transport, unemployment levels, competitiveness and trade agreements on the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of the countries on the west coast of Latin America. A sample of 23 ports along the west coast is used, with 8 observations over the period from 2008 to 2015. Panel data estimations are performed for basic fixed effects, (robust) fixed effects and panel-corrected standard error (PCSE) models, with the characteristics of the sample. In this research, the estimation method that is found to produce the best results is the PCSE model. The results support the use of containerized cargo volume as a significant variable of economic growth; they also highlight the need to invest in port infrastructure and to continue to implement outward-looking trade policy instruments

Econometrics · Economics · Estimation · Fixed effects model · Geography · Gross domestic product · International economics · International trade · Latin Americans · Macroeconomics · Panel data · Per capita · Unemployment · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Engineering · Global trade and economics · Maritime Ports and Logistics

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