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Using unique data on a low-cost airline posted prices and seat availability, this study sheds some light on whether the airline's actual practice of yield management techniques con- forms with some predictions from economic models of peak-load pricing under demand uncertainty. On the one hand,...
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We develop a method to measure the intensity of competition between firms. Our method, which we call the Best Response …
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We investigate the effect of competition on price dispersion in the airline industry. Using panel data from 1993 to … 2008, we find a non-monotonic effect of competition on price dispersion. An increase in competition is associated with …
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dispersion increases with competition. We find that competition has a negative effect on price dispersion, in line with the … textbook treatment of price discrimination. Specifically, the effects of competition on price dispersion are most significant … routes with a more homogenous customer base, the effects of competition on price discrimination are largely insignificant. We …
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We investigate the impact of consumer search and competition on pricing strategies in Germany’s electricity retail. We … inverted U-shape effect of competition on price dispersion, consistent with theoretical findings by Janssen and Moraga …
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multimarket contact generates mutual forbearance in frequency competition, finding no evidence for such an effect. -- airlines …
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multimarket contact generates mutual forbearance in frequency competition, finding no evidence for such an effect …
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strategy for deterring the entry of competitors. This paper presents an empirical dynamic game of airline network competition …
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In this study we analyze the determinants of airline price dispersion. We particularly concentrate on the conduct and marginal cost efficiency. The effect of conduct on price dispersion seems to depend on the characteristics of the market. For the big city routes, we observe positive effect; and...
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The authors discuss entry and exit barriers and their interaction as basic building blocks of a decision making process for evaluating competitive advantage of a business. While the concept of entry barriers is much discussed in the context of high quality businesses, the authors posit that exit...
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