Flight frequency and mergers in airline markets

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 907-922

  Richard, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline industry; Consumer welfare; Flight frequency; Mergers; Structural estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867942737     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(03)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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