IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTS

Abstract This article investigates the impact of sea and air transportation cost, as well as infrastructure quality, to Indonesia’s import. Employing a panel regression model to seek for the answer, the paper find that cost reduction for sea transportation has greater impact on the Indonesia’s imp...

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Main Authors: Tanti Novianti, Yusman Syaukat, Mangara Tambunan, Pantjar Simatupang
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Islam Indonesia 2013-10-01
Series:Economic Journal of Emerging Markets
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Online Access:https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/view/3516
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Yusman Syaukat
Mangara Tambunan
Pantjar Simatupang
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Pantjar Simatupang
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description Abstract This article investigates the impact of sea and air transportation cost, as well as infrastructure quality, to Indonesia’s import. Employing a panel regression model to seek for the answer, the paper find that cost reduction for sea transportation has greater impact on the Indonesia’s import volume compared to the air transportation. This paper also finds that Indonesia’s infrastructure quality has a significant positive impact on Indonesia’s import. The quality of ports, roads, and Linear Connectivity International Shipping (LSCI) are significant factors affecting import volume by sea transportation mode. Meanwhile, import volume by air transportation is significantly affected by the quality of the roads and airports. Keyword: Transportation costs, sea and air transportation infastructure qualities, volume of import JEL classification numbers: D24, H54, F13 Abstrak Paper ini menyelidiki pengaruh biaya transportasi laut dan udara dan kualitas infrastruktur erhadap impor Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan model regresi data panel, paper ini menemukan bahwa koefisien biaya transportasi untuk impor menggunakan transportasi laut lebih besar dibandingkan melalui udara. Dengan kata lain, turunnya biaya transportasi laut memiliki dampak yang lebih besar pada volume impor Indonesia dibandingkan melalui transportasi udara. Kualitas infrastruktur Indonesia memiliki dampak positif yang signifikan terhadap impor. Kualitas pelabuhan, jalan, dan Linear Connectivity International Shipping (LSCI) merupakan faktor penting yang dapat memengaruhi impor Indonesia melalui moda transportasi laut. Sementara itu, volume impor melalui moda transportasi udara dipengaruhi signifikan oleh kualitas jalan dan bandara udara. Kata kunci: Biaya transportasi, kualitas infrastruktur laut dan udara, volume impor JEL classification numbers: D24, H54, F13
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spelling doaj-art-a50e628fca7342718730fa884d46769e2025-08-20T03:47:12ZengUniversitas Islam IndonesiaEconomic Journal of Emerging Markets2086-31282502-180X2013-10-0152IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTSTanti NoviantiYusman SyaukatMangara TambunanPantjar Simatupang Abstract This article investigates the impact of sea and air transportation cost, as well as infrastructure quality, to Indonesia’s import. Employing a panel regression model to seek for the answer, the paper find that cost reduction for sea transportation has greater impact on the Indonesia’s import volume compared to the air transportation. This paper also finds that Indonesia’s infrastructure quality has a significant positive impact on Indonesia’s import. The quality of ports, roads, and Linear Connectivity International Shipping (LSCI) are significant factors affecting import volume by sea transportation mode. Meanwhile, import volume by air transportation is significantly affected by the quality of the roads and airports. Keyword: Transportation costs, sea and air transportation infastructure qualities, volume of import JEL classification numbers: D24, H54, F13 Abstrak Paper ini menyelidiki pengaruh biaya transportasi laut dan udara dan kualitas infrastruktur erhadap impor Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan model regresi data panel, paper ini menemukan bahwa koefisien biaya transportasi untuk impor menggunakan transportasi laut lebih besar dibandingkan melalui udara. Dengan kata lain, turunnya biaya transportasi laut memiliki dampak yang lebih besar pada volume impor Indonesia dibandingkan melalui transportasi udara. Kualitas infrastruktur Indonesia memiliki dampak positif yang signifikan terhadap impor. Kualitas pelabuhan, jalan, dan Linear Connectivity International Shipping (LSCI) merupakan faktor penting yang dapat memengaruhi impor Indonesia melalui moda transportasi laut. Sementara itu, volume impor melalui moda transportasi udara dipengaruhi signifikan oleh kualitas jalan dan bandara udara. Kata kunci: Biaya transportasi, kualitas infrastruktur laut dan udara, volume impor JEL classification numbers: D24, H54, F13 https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/view/3516Transportation costssea and air transportation infastructure qualitiesvolume of import
spellingShingle Tanti Novianti
Yusman Syaukat
Mangara Tambunan
Pantjar Simatupang
IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTS
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets
Transportation costs
sea and air transportation infastructure qualities
volume of import
title IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTS
title_full IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTS
title_fullStr IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTS
title_full_unstemmed IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTS
title_short IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ON INDONESIAN IMPORTS
title_sort impact of transportation costs and infrastructure quality on indonesian imports
topic Transportation costs
sea and air transportation infastructure qualities
volume of import
url https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/view/3516
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