Competition in a Deregulated Market for Air Travel: The U.S. Domestic Experience and Lessons for Global Markets

Research in Transportation Economics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2005, Pages 3-25

  Anderson, William P ^a   Gong, Gang ^a   Lakshmanan, T R ^a  

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EID: 33645927323     PISSN: 07398859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-8859(05)13001-7     Document Type: Review

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