OECD Regional Development Working Papers

ISSN :: 2073-7009 (online)
DOI :: 10.1787/20737009

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Working papers from the Regional Development Policy Division of the OECD cover a full range of topics including regional statistics and analysis, urban governance and economics, rural governance and economics, and multi-level governance. Depending on the programme of work, the papers can cover specific topics such as regional innovation and networks, the determinants of regional growth or fiscal consolidation at the sub-national level.

Competitiveness of Port-Cities: The Case of Marseille-Fos - France

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Authors:

Olaf Merk¹, Claude Comtois²

Author Affiliations

1: OECD, France

2: University of Montreal, Canada

Publication Date

19 Dec 2012

Bibliographic information

No:: 2012/11

Pages

DOI

10.1787/5k8x9b92cnnv-en

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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Marseille-Fos, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies and governance in this field. It examines declining port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. The value added of the port cluster of Marseille-Fos is calculated and its interlinkages with other economic sectors and other regions in France delineated. The paper outlines the impact of the ports? operations, and shows how their activities spill over into other regions than the one in which the port of Marseille-Fos is located. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment and spatial planning. These include measures instituted by the port authorities, as well as by local, regional and national governments. Governance mechanisms at these different levels are described and analysed. Based on the report?s findings, recommendations are proposed with a view to improving port performance and increasing the positive effects of the port of Marseille-Fos on its territory.

Also available in: French

Keywords:: regional growth, regional development, transportation, urban growth, inter-regional trade, input-output, ports

JEL Classification:

D57: Microeconomics / General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium / Input–Output Tables and Analysis
L91: Industrial Organization / Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities / Transportation: General
R11: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / General Regional Economics / Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
R12: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / General Regional Economics / Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
R15: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / General Regional Economics / Econometric and Input–Output Models; Other Models
R41: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / Transportation Systems / Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise