An empirical analysis of airport slot trading in the United States

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 330-357

  Fukui, Hideki ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airport slot; Congestion management; Manipulative behavior; Secondary market

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRPORTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOLL HIGHWAYS;

AIRPORT CONGESTION; CONGESTION MANAGEMENT; EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MANIPULATIVE BEHAVIOR; SCARCE RESOURCES; SECONDARY MARKET; STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR;

COMMERCE;

AIRPORT; CONGESTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROAD PRICING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74849106866     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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