Market efficiency in the bulk freight market revisited

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-117

  Adland, Roar ^a   Strandenes, Siri ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; MARKETING; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; TANKER SHIP;

EID: 33646395948     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088830600612773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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