Dynamic Pricing, Advance Sales and Aggregate Demand Learning in Airlines

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 697-724

  Escobari, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

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EID: 84867983772     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joie.12004     Document Type: Article

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