Adjusting the Herfindahl index for close substitutes: An application to pricing in civil aviation

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-134

  Lijesen, Mark G ^a  

^a CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Civil aviation; Herfindahl index; Market power

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE;

CONCENTRATION MEASURES; HERFINDAHL INDEX; HERFINDAHL-HIRSCHMAN INDICES; MARKET POWER;

CIVIL AVIATION;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; INDEX METHOD; MARKET CONDITIONS; METHODOLOGY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 0346334087     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(03)00045-0     Document Type: Article

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