Flexibility in contract design - is that possible?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2020.100899
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Bus; Contract design; Competitive tendering; Flexibility; Public transport;All these keywords.
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- M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
- R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
- R49 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Other
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