Airline mergers and competition: An integration of stock and product price effects

Journal of Business

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-268

  Singal, Vijay ^a  

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EID: 0040240266     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209689     Document Type: Article

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