Strategic interdependence in capacity expansion: A spatial analysis for port infrastructure services

This study analyses the possible existence of spatial interdependence in port authorities' capacity expansions in the port industry. We propose a dynamic model that allows quantifying the degree of port authorities' interdependence in capacity decisions and simulating a hypothetical scenar...

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Autores: Hidalgo Gallego, Soraya|||0000-0003-4228-4569, Núñez Sánchez, Ramón|||0000-0002-0426-9379, Coto Millán, Pablo|||0000-0002-8126-0394
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/31391
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/31391
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Strategic interdependence
Port infrastructure capacity
Port cooperation
Spanish ports
Descripción
Sumario:This study analyses the possible existence of spatial interdependence in port authorities' capacity expansions in the port industry. We propose a dynamic model that allows quantifying the degree of port authorities' interdependence in capacity decisions and simulating a hypothetical scenario of cooperation agreements among different port authorities. The econometric specification is based on a structural model of demand, cost and market equilibrium. The empirical results suggest that strategic interdependence exists in port infrastructure services. Furthermore, using a simulation analysis, we show that incentives to invest in port capacity increase under a cooper-ative setting.