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Costs and Structure of Technology in the Italian Water Industry

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  • Giovanni Fraquelli

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  • Paola Fabbri & Giovanni Fraquelli, 2000. "Costs and Structure of Technology in the Italian Water Industry," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, vol. 27(1), pages 65-82, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:empiri:v:27:y:2000:i:1:p:65-82
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1007092212799
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