When will an airline stand its ground? an analysis of fare wars

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-127

  Ross, Leola B ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline industry studies; Jel classifications: li3, l93; Multimarket contact; Price wars

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004420752     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758516223     Document Type: Article

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