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Imperfect competition in a network industry: The case of the European rail freight market

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  • Laroche, Florent
  • Sys, Christa
  • Vanelslander, Thierry
  • Van de Voorde, Eddy

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This paper opts for a time varying approach to measure the competition on the European rail freight sector according to two questions: what is the current level of competition and how is this expected to evolve in the long run?

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  • Laroche, Florent & Sys, Christa & Vanelslander, Thierry & Van de Voorde, Eddy, 2017. "Imperfect competition in a network industry: The case of the European rail freight market," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 53-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:58:y:2017:i:c:p:53-61
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2017.04.014
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