Air transport security user charge pricing: An investigation of flat per-passenger charge vs. Ad Valorem user charge schemes

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-293

  Oum, Tae Hoon ^a   Fu, Xiaowen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORTS; CIVIL AVIATION; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; TAXATION;

AIR TRANSPORT; AIR TRAVELS; AIRPORT PRICING; FLAT RATE; PRICING SCHEME; RAMSEY PRICING; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRANSPORT SECURITY; USER CHARGES; USER FEE;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; COMPETITIVENESS; NATIONAL SECURITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRICING POLICY; TERRORISM; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846356396     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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