The Spanish retail petroleum market: New patterns of competition since the liberalization of the industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 612-626

  Bello, Alejandro ^a   Cavero, Sandra ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Liberalization; Retail petrol market

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MARKETING; MODERNIZATION; RETAIL STORES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

LIBERALIZATION; RETAIL PETROL MARKET;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPETITIVENESS; ENERGY MARKET; LIBERALIZATION; PETROLEUM; PRICE DYNAMICS; RETAILING;

EID: 38049133920     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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