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Indivisibilities in Distribution / Thomas J. Holmes, Ethan Singer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmes, Thomas J.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w24525.
- NBER working paper series no. w24525
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2018.
- Summary:
- This paper develops and estimates a model of indivisibilities in shipping and economies of scale in consolidation. It uses highly detailed data on imports for which it is possible to observe the contents of individual containers. In the model, a firm is able to adapt to indivisibility constraints by using consolidation strategies, and by determining how dense to make its distribution network in both space and time. Indivisibilities are found to create significant scale economies in distribution.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- April 2018.
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