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Seaport Efficiency and Productivity Growth

In: International Handbook of Maritime Economics

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  • Carlos Barros
  • Hercules Haralambides
  • Mohamed Hussain
  • Nicolas Perpoch
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This timely and comprehensive new Handbook brings together an unrivalled group of distinguished scholars and practitioners to provide in-depth analysis and a contemporary perspective on a wide-ranging array of topics in maritime economics.

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  • Carlos Barros & Hercules Haralambides & Mohamed Hussain & Nicolas Perpoch, 2011. "Seaport Efficiency and Productivity Growth," Chapters, in: Kevin Cullinane (ed.), International Handbook of Maritime Economics, chapter 17, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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