Liberalisation of the European ramp-handling market - A transaction cost assessment

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-122

  Fuhr, Johannes ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMETRICS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; LIBERALIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 60149083825     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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