Aggressive and predatory pricing: Insights and empirical examination in the airline industry

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-187

  Dixit, Ashutosh ^a   Gundlach, Gregory T ^b,c   Malhotra, Naresh K ^b   Allvine, Fred C ^b,d  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wholesaling ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33845806110     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.25.2.172     Document Type: Review

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