Does vertical integration affect firm performance? Evidence from the airline industry

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 765-790

  Forbes, Silke J ^a   Lederman, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 78249265663     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: 17562171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2010.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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