Regulation and efficiency in transition: The case of telecommunications in Italy

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 762-770

  Mancuso, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite function; Regulation; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SERVICE; COMPOSITE FUNCTIONS; COST STRUCTURE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; INCUMBENT OPERATORS; MARKET POWER; MULTI-PRODUCTS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; OPERATIONAL SCALE; REGULATION; TELECOM ITALIA; TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS; TRANSLOG;

SEPARATION; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 84155170858     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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