Productivity differences in the airline industry: Partial deregulation versus short run protection

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 395-414

  Marín, Pedro L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airlines deregulation; Efficiency; Network characteristics; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032376398     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(96)01058-2     Document Type: Article

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