Auctions, ex post competition and prices: The efficiency of public-private partnerships

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-554

  Chong, Eshien ^a,b   Huet, Freddy ^b,c   Saussier, Stéphane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

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EID: 67649167960     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2006.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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