Hub-and-spoke network alliances and mergers: Price-location competition in the airline industry

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 394-409

  Adler, Nicole ^a   Smilowitz, Karen ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline hub spoke networks; Competition; Game theory; Location

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRY; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AIRLINE HUB-SPOKE NETWORKS; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; GLOBAL ALLIANCES; PRICE-LOCATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); GAME THEORY; HUB AND SPOKE NETWORK; LOCATION DECISION; ROAD PRICING;

EID: 33845499671     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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