An empirical model of low-cost carrier entry

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 673-695

  Oliveira, Alessandro V M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Discrete choice; Endogeneity; Entry; Low cost airline

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DEREGULATION; MARKETING; PROFITABILITY; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

EQUILIBRIUM PROFIT EQUATION; ROUTE-CHOICE MODEL;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; DEREGULATION; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MODELING; PROFITABILITY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 40949106845     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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