Nonlinear pricing strategies and competitive conditions in the airline industry

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 539-561

  Hernandez, Manuel A ^a   Wiggins, Steven N ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894434480     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12045     Document Type: Article

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