An Analysis of The Effects of Infrastructure Quality on The Logistics Performance for the International Trade

In this study, it is investigated the effects of infrastructure quality on the logistics performance. The analysis covers the 160 countries across the world and used statistical techniques to compare the mean of the country groups having different level of infrastructure quality. According to the test results, the mean of the logistics performance index for the country groups having different level of infrastructure quality are statistically not equal for each country group. As a result, it can be concluded that the quality level of trade transport related infrastructure affects positively the logistics performance. It is very important to improve the quality level of trade transport related infrastructure in order to increase the volume of the international trade.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Altyapı Kalitesi, Lojistik Performans, Uluslararası Ticaret

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