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Express coaches: An up-hill battle after liberalization?

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  • Aarhaug, Jørgen
  • Farstad, Eivind
  • Fearnley, Nils
  • Halse, Askill Harkjerr

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Express coach services have thrived in Norway following the stepwise liberalization that started in the mid-1990s. However, recent years have witnessed consolidation, stagnation, and, sometimes, decline in the Norwegian express coach market.

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  • Aarhaug, Jørgen & Farstad, Eivind & Fearnley, Nils & Halse, Askill Harkjerr, 2018. "Express coaches: An up-hill battle after liberalization?," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 82-91.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:72:y:2018:i:c:p:82-91
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2018.07.031
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    Keywords

    Long-distance passenger transport; Express coaches; Liberalization; Intermodal competition;
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    JEL classification:

    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • L98 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Government Policy
    • L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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