Are frequent-flyer programs a cause of the "hub premium"?

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-66

  Lederman, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 38749102685     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2008.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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