Measuring changes in multiproduct market structure: An application to U.S. Airlines

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-509

  Hayes, Kathy J ^a,b   Ross, Leola B ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline markets; Market structure; Subgroup decomposable

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE MARKET; COMPETITIVENESS; DIRECTED DIVERGENCE STATISTIC; ENTROPY INDEX; MARKET STRUCTURE; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

USA;

EID: 0030438649     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00157775     Document Type: Article

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