The European airline industry: Law and economics of low cost carriers

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-221

  Domanico, Fabio ^a  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barriers to entry; Contestable markets theory; Core theory; Liberalization; Low cost carriers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548226485     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-007-9016-8     Document Type: Review

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