Type of management and subsidy-induced allocative distortions in urban transit firms: A time series approach

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-209

  Obeng, K ^a   Azam, G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE DISTORTION; POLICY IMPLICATION; RESOURCES ALLOCATION; TRANSPORT SUBSIDY;

EID: 0031450115     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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