Competition, privatisation and productive efficiency: Evidence from the airline industry

Economic Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 473, 2001, Pages 591-619

  Ng, Charles K ^a   Seabright, Paul ^b,c  

^a Civil Aviation Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; PRIVATIZATION;

EID: 0034896960     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00652     Document Type: Article

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