Privatization and efficiency: Industry effects of the sale of British Airways

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 275-298

  Eckel, Catherine ^a   Eckel, Doug ^a   Singal, Vijay ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airlines; British Airways; Ownership; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031066331     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-405X(96)00893-8     Document Type: Article

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