Airport charges and capacity expansion: Effects of concessions and privatization

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-75

  Zhang, Anming ^a   Zhang, Yimin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Airport charges; Capacity expansion; Concessions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037256137     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-1190(02)00500-4     Document Type: Review

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