An empirical analysis of global airline alliances: Cases in North Atlantic markets

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 367-384

  Park, Jong Hun ^a   Zhang, Anming ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

International airline alliances; Market outcome; North Atlantic markets; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 0034070012     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007888821999     Document Type: Article

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