The role of fences in oligopolistic airline markets

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-206

  Alderighi, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; INCOME; MARKET CONDITIONS; OLIGOPOLY;

EID: 77952678666     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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