Airport Concentration and Market Power: An Events Study Approach

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 793-800

  Hergott, Matthew J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airlines; Events study; Market power; Merger

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT CONCENTRATION; TRANSPORT MARKET;

USA;

EID: 0031409019     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007700827041     Document Type: Article

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