Economics, Econometrics and Finance
4 years ago

Competition in Airline Industry Leads to Price Variability, Study Finds.

The Review of Economics and Statistics
Is the Effect of Competition on Price Dispersion Nonmonotonic? Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry
Mian Dai, Qihong Liu, Konstantinos Serfes

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