Technological change of the main container terminals in Mexico, 2000-2014: An analysis by Malmquist with Bootstrap index

Abstract

In this work, it is determined technological change of the main container terminals in Mexico in the period 2000-2014. For this Malmquist index methodology is implemented from which it can obtain the components of productivity: changes in technical efficiency and technological change, the last component is analyzed in this investigation. Within considered inputs are quay length and the number of workers and as output the number of teUs moved annually. The results show that in general, there was technological progress in the study period, obtaining an average score of 1.19, mainly due to the increase that is from 2010 to 2014. Stand out Ensenada and Altamira ports that have the highest growth in this indicator, on the opposite side Salina Cruz port has the greatest technological retrogression accentuated in the early years of the review period.

Keywords

• cambio tecnológico
• índice Malmquist
• puertos de México