An Airline Merger in Japan: A Case Study Revealing Principles of Japanese Merger Control

Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-222

  Arai, Koki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

airlines; efficiency; Japan; merger

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551498521     PISSN: 15661679     EISSN: 15737012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JICT.0000047298.70105.72     Document Type: Article

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