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Natural Monopoly in Transport

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  • André de Palma
  • Julien Monardo

    (ENS Cachan - École normale supérieure - Cachan)

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Transportation networks, such as railways, roads and highways provide

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  • André de Palma & Julien Monardo, 2019. "Natural Monopoly in Transport," Working Papers hal-02121079, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-02121079
    DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-102671-7.10006-5
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    Natural Monopoly; Regulation; Subadditivity of Costs; Economies of Scale; Average Cost; Ramsey-Boiteux; Incentive; Multiproduct Firm;
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