Market structure and market outcomes in deregulated rail freight markets

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 99-131

  Schmidt, Stephen ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deregulation; L11; L41; L92; Market power; Market structure; Merger policy; Rail freight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035545513     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(99)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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