A Monopolist in Public Transport: Undersupply or Oversupply?
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Keywords
Frequency oversupply; Mohring effect; transportation monopolist;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
- L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
- L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-URE-2009-09-11 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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