Socially optimal capacity and capital structure in oligopoly: The case of the airline industry

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-68

  Oum, Tae Hoon ^b   Zhang, Anming ^a   Zhang, Yimin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; OLIGOPOLOY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 0034060499     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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