Cost Savings and Productivity in the Railroad Industry

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-40

  Wilson, Wesley W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0031538304     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007946111577     Document Type: Article

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