Scheduled service versus personal transportation: The role of distance

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-72

  Bilotkach, Volodymyr ^a   Fageda, Xavier ^b   Flores Fillol, Ricardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distance; Flight frequency; Long haul routes; Short haul routes

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MODELING; PREDICTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

EID: 71549118230     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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