Density and Integration Effects on Class I U.S. Freight Railroads

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-182

  Ivaldi, M ^a   McCullough, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0035638223     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011149324027     Document Type: Article

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