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Efficiency in European Seaports with DEA: Evidence from Greece and Portugal

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Port Management

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In this paper, we compare the seaport efficiency of two European countries, Greece and Portugal, using data envelopment analysis (DEA). The international benchmarking procedure is implemented, in which the seaports in each country are compared against each other. The broader aim of this study is to seek out those best practices that will lead to improved performance in the context of European seaport policy. We rank the seaports according to their total productivity for the period 1998–2000. Economic implications arising from the study are considered.

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  1. Instituto d e Economia e Gestao, Technical University of Lisbon, Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, 1249-078, Lisbon, Portugal

    Carlos Pestana Barros

  2. Athens University, 4 Neophytou Vamva Str., Athens, 10674, Greece

    Manolis Athanassiou

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  1. Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Hercules E. Haralambides (Professor of Maritime Economics and Logistics) (Professor of Maritime Economics and Logistics)

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Barros, C.P., Athanassiou, M. (2015). Efficiency in European Seaports with DEA: Evidence from Greece and Portugal. In: Haralambides, H.E. (eds) Port Management. Palgrave Readers in Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137475770_14

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