A multi-step approach to model the relative efficiency of European ports: The role of regulation and other nondiscretionary factors

International Handbook of Maritime Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 383-404

  Bergantino, Angela Stefania ^a,b   Musso, Enrico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Toulouse School of Economics   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

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