Estimating the efficiency of the Portuguese bus industry

International Journal of Transport Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-338

  Barros, C Pestana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 27744459271     PISSN: 03918440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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