SPECIALIZATION AND PORT EFFICIENCY: THE CASE OF TUNISIAN PORTS
SPECIALIZATION AND PORT EFFICIENCY: THE CASE OF TUNISIAN PORTS

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to measure the efficiency of the Tunisian seaports using theDEA method and establish a relationship between the efficiency scores and some structuralvariables. The DEA has provided us with the means to determine the degree of the portefficiency and see how it has changed over a period of 6 years. The econometric exerciserevealed the inefficiency of almost all the ports. We will show that this result testifies thestate of the country's infrastructure (for instance weak draft, low-linear board). We can assertthe critical role of infrastructure in improving efficiency. Moreover, Tunisia is has to diversifythese ports in order to avoid any kind of wasted capital.

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