Effects of high-speed rail and air transport competition on prices, profits and welfare

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1322-1333

  Yang, Hangjun ^a,b   Zhang, Anming ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air transport; Bertrand competition; High speed rail; Price discrimination

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; PROFITABILITY; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; SPEED; TRANSPORTATION;

AIR TRANSPORT; BERTRAND COMPETITION; DECISION VARIABLES; HIGH SPEED RAIL; MARGINAL COSTS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PRICE DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL WELFARE;

COSTS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROFITABILITY; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; WELFARE IMPACT;

CHINA;

EID: 84867603639     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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