Asymmetry of Price Competition in the Lodging Market

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-67

  Lee, Seul Ki ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shawn)   (United States)

Author keywords

asymmetry; lodging market; price competition; spatial competition; spatial lag model

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMETRICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 84870810339     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287512457268     Document Type: Article

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