US domestic airline mergers: The neglected international determinants

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 557-576

  Clougherty, Joseph A ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airlines; Imperfect competition; International; Mergers; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244434558     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(00)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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