A duration model analysis of privatization of municipal water services

Revista de Economia Aplicada

Volumn 17, Issue 50, 2009, Pages 47-75

  Asensio, Antonio Miralles ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duration model; Privatization; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349909426     PISSN: 1133455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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