The contribution of Greek-owned shipping to the Greek economy: methodological issues and an estimation proposal
Abstract
Sea transport export receipts, which almost exclusively relate to ocean-going shipping, have historically covered a significant part of Greece’s perennial deficit in the trade of goods and in the current account. By the use of the Revealed Comparative Advantage indices, it is shown that Greece has a comparative advantage in exporting sea transport services. Recently, in 2015, the compilation methodology for the sea transport services receipts in the Greek Balance of Payment was changed. The new (post-2015) compilation methodology is based on a statistical model - the Greek Shipping Estimation Model (GSEM) - that uses administrative data and data from international shipping databases. The international practice in other sea nations, especially those in the EU that were analysed in the thesis, suggests that the survey method is the preferred one for the compilation of the BoP accounts. The determinants of the sea transport service receipts in the Greek BoP in the post-2015 period were in ...
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