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Deregulation, mergers, and cost savings in Class I U.S. railroads, 1974-1986

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  • Vellturo, Christopher Allen., 1992. "Deregulation, mergers, and cost savings in Class I U.S. railroads, 1974-1986," Working papers 3415-92., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
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    1. Brito, Duarte & Pereira, Pedro & Ramalho, Joaquim J.S., 2013. "Mergers, coordinated effects and efficiency in the Portuguese non-life insurance industry," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 31(5), pages 554-568.
    2. Abdullah Al-Hadi, Azrina & Peoples, James, 2016. "Input Price Effect on Productivity Gains in the United States Railroad Industry," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 50(2), pages 3-14.

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