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Pricing strategies for port competition and cooperation

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This paper analyzes the effects of integration between two neighbor ports with a third port sharing the same overlapping hinterland. The merger (integrated port) can select either the price discrimination or uniform pricing strategy after integration. Our study reveals that port
integration is always beneficial to the merger and the third port, but
results in the reduction of consumer surplus and social welfare, regardless
of the type of pricing strategy implemented. Further analysis shows that when the inland transportation cost to the ports is relatively low or sufficiently high, a better option is for the merger to adopt the price discrimination strategy. When port pollution is considered and has a relatively large impact, the integration of the two ports improves green social welfare for the region. This finding provides strong support for the ongoing port integration in China. In terms of pricing strategy, the
uniform pricing strategy generates higher green social welfare when both inland transportation cost and pollution are relatively low, or
both are significantly high. Otherwise, the price discrimination strategy generates the best result for the region.

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Judul Seri

Maritime Policy & Management The flagship journal of international shipping and port research

No. Panggil

ATC PO XIN p

Penerbit

China : Reutledge Taylor & Francis., 2017

Deskripsi Fisik

19 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1464-5254

Klasifikasi

PO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

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Subjek

Port Competition
Pricing
Social welfare
Horizontal integration
pollution

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Wei Xing

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