Efficient Entry, Monopoly, and the Universal Service Obligation in Postal Service

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-126

  Crew, Michael A ^a   Kleindorfer, Paul R ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032366835     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008088017364     Document Type: Article

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