Quality upgrades and bypass under mandatory access

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-197

  Vareda, João ^a,b  

^a Autoridade da Concorrência and CEFAGE UE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Access regulation; Investment bypass; Quality upgrades

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052203449     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-011-9155-2     Document Type: Article

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