Deregulation, Mergers, and Employment in the Railroad Industry

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-22

  Davis, David E ^a   Wilson, Wesley W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Upper Gt Plains Transp Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0033476993     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008093607129     Document Type: Article

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