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Modeling freight markets for coal

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  • Jan Ubøe

    (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Helleveien 30, 5045 Bergen, Norway)

  • Jonas Andersson

    (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Helleveien 30, 5045 Bergen, Norway)

  • Kurt Jörnsten

    (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Helleveien 30, 5045 Bergen, Norway)

  • Siri Pettersen Strandenes

    (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Helleveien 30, 5045 Bergen, Norway)

Abstract

In this paper we study bulk shipping of coal between the central regions in the world. We compare the performance of cost-minimizing models with a gravity model approach. The main finding in the paper is that cost minimizing models provide relative poor fits to data. A simple one-parameter gravity model, however, provides very satisfactory fits to observed behavior. Maritime Economics & Logistics (2009) 11, 289–301. doi:10.1057/mel.2009.10

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  • Jan Ubøe & Jonas Andersson & Kurt Jörnsten & Siri Pettersen Strandenes, 2009. "Modeling freight markets for coal," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 11(3), pages 289-301, September.
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    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F17 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Forecasting and Simulation
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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