THE INDIRECT BENEFITS OF SHIPPING TO A NATIONAL ECONOMY

Shipping space to an economist is a good like most others offered for sale in a market, and the user who pays for this good is its consumer. However there seems to be scope for fruitful discussion as to who is the effective, i.e. real, consumer when those who pay freight are able to pass on their costs. An attempt is made in this paper to describe how the indirect benefits of a shipping industry to a national economy can be measured and how these benefits are shared between importers and exporters. Further, the paper suggests guidelines for ascertaining who are the effective consumers of sea transport.

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  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Marlow, P B
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 117-119
• Serial:
  • Maritime Studies and Management
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Economics; Freight service; Rates; Shipping; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic analysis (Freight rates); National shipping policies; Shipping economics
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00144380
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Taylor & Francis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM