Has the efficiency of European railway companies been improved?

European Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-220

  de Jorge, Justo ^a   Suarez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Econometrics; Europe; Rail transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170562     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340310483794     Document Type: Article

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