Entry behaviour and financial distress: An empirical analysis of the US domestic airline industry

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-256

  Liu, Chia Mei ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT; COST; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; TESTING METHOD;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650751668     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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