Vertical contracting between airlines: An equilibrium analysis of codeshare alliances

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1046-1060

  Chen, Yongmin ^a   Gayle, Philip G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline pricing; Codeshare alliance; Vertical contracting

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; COSTS;

AIRLINE PRICING; CODESHARE ALLIANCE; VERTICAL CONTRACTING;

CONTRACTS;

EID: 34848914830     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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