Price effects of airline consolidation: Evidence from a sample of transatlantic markets

Empirical Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-448

  Bilotkach, Volodymyr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline consolidation; Alliance; Antitrust immunity; Code sharing

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 35648994830     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-006-0108-z     Document Type: Article

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