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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Estimating the impact of transport efficiency on trade costs: Evidence from Chinese agricultural traders
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| Autores: |
Li, Zhigang
Yu, Xiaohua
Zeng, Yinchu
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| Data: |
2011-09-01
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| Ano: |
2011
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| Palavras-chave: |
Transportation Costs
China
Agricultural Traders
Infrastructure
International Relations/Trade
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| Resumo: |
Using a unique survey data on agricultural traders in China in 2004, this study provides direct evidence on significance of interregional transport costs and their key determinants. Our major findings are as follows: (1) the trade barriers within China are dominated by transport-related costs but not artificial barriers, approximated by tolls and fines; (2) Labor and fuels costs are the most significant component of transport costs; (3) road quality is very important for transportation efficiency. Our results indicate that if increasing transport speed by 1 km per hour now, the fuel costs and total direct transportation costs for Chinese traders would reduce by 1.3% and 0.7% respectively.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/114384
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| Relação: |
European Association of Agricultural Economists>2011 International Congress, August 30-September 2, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland
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| Formato: |
12
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