We analyze the domestic transport and logistics costs of importing a 20-foot container into Africa. We run regressions on a panel of 50 African countries for the period 2006-2014 using the RE-2SLS estimator. Distance from port of arrival to the point of delivery is an important explanatory factor of cost. Time-varying variables yield additional and valuable information. For the 2010-2014 sub-period, the simulations suggest that reducing processing times and adjusting real exchange rates to PPP equilibrium levels would save 12% of the cost to import for North Africa and 37% for Central Africa.
What Factors Drive transport and Logistics Costs in Africa ?
Résumé
en
We analyze the domestic transport and logistics costs of importing a 20-foot container into Africa. We run regressions on a panel of 50 African countries for the period 2006-2014 using the RE-2SLS estimator. Distance from port of arrival to the point of delivery is an important explanatory factor of cost. Time-varying variables yield additional and valuable information. For the 2010-2014 sub-period, the simulations suggest that reducing processing times and adjusting real exchange rates to PPP equilibrium levels would save 12% of the cost to import for North Africa and 37% for Central Africa.
Auteur(s)
Patrick Plane1, 2
1
CERDI -
Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International
( 490669 )
- Pôle tertiaire, 26 avenue Léon Blum, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
- France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR6587 ( 441569 )
2
FERDI -
Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International
( 185314 )
- 63, boulevard François-Mitterrand 63000 Clermont Ferrand
- France
Date de production/écriture
2021
Commentaire
Publié en février 2021 dans Journal of African Economies, ISSN 0963-8024
Langue du document
Anglais
Nom de la revue
Journal of African Economies
(ISSN : 0963-8024, ISSN électronique : 1464-3723)
Publié par Oxford University Press (OUP)
Revue non référencée dans Sherpa-Romeo
Vulgarisation
Non
Comité de lecture
Oui
Audience
Internationale
Date de publication
2021
Domaine(s)
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances
L - Industrial Organization/L.L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities/L.L9.L92 - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation
H - Public Economics/H.H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies/H.H5.H54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
N - Economic History/N.N7 - Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services
N - Economic History/N.N7 - Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services/N.N7.N77 - Africa • Oceania
R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics/R.R4 - Transportation Economics
O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth/O.O5 - Economywide Country Studies/O.O5.O55 - Africa
Mots-clés
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Cost of transport and logistics, Africa, Physical geography, Real exchange rate, Transaction costs, Rent seeking, Processing time