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Economies of scale and cost efficiency in the postal services: empirical evidence from Switzerland

Massimo Filippini * Department of Economics, University of Lugano, Switzerland; Department of Management, Technology and Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
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Marika Zola Department of Economics, University of Lugano, Switzerland
Pages 437-441 | Published online: 19 Aug 2006

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