Sequential peak-load pricing: The case of airports and airlines

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1087-1119

  Basso, Leonardo J ^a   Zhang, Anming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; PRICING POLICY; PRIVATIZATION; PROFITABILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 47649089224     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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