Carriers' pricing behaviors in the United States airline industry

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 710-724

  Chi, Junwook ^a   Koo, Won W ^b  

^a II Appalachian Transportation Institute   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airfares; Pricing behavior; Pricing strategy; US airline industry

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CIVIL AVIATION; COMMERCE;

AIR CARRIERS; AIRFARE; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; DIFFERENTIAL PRICING; DOMESTIC MARKETS; HETEROSKEDASTICITY; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; PRICING BEHAVIOR; PRICING STRATEGY; US AIRLINE INDUSTRY;

COSTS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649441079     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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