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A long run multioutput cost function for the infrastructure services of Spanish ports is estimated using 286 observations on 26 ports during 11 years. Cargo specific marginal costs and the degree of economies of scale and scope are calculated up to a port level. Results show that liquid bulk and non-containerised general cargo present the lowest and largest marginal cost, respectively. Increasing returns to scale are present in general and for each and every port. A scope analysis indicates that port specialisation is not appropriate from the viewpoint of infrastructure.
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Jara-Díaz, S.R., Martínez-Budría, E., Cortés, C.E. et al. A multioutput cost function for the services of Spanish ports' infrastructure. Transportation 29, 419–437 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016386131712
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