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How Airline Markets Work...Or Do They? Regulatory Reform in the Airline Industry

Borenstein, Severin - 2007

Following a brief review of the U.S. domestic airline industry under regulation (1938-1978), we study the changes that have occurred in pricing, service, and competition in the 28 years since deregulation. We then examine some of the major public policy issues facing the industry: (a) the...

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Decarbonizing Aviation : Cash-for-Clunkers in the Airline Industry

Brueckner, Jan K.; Kahn, Matthew E.; Nickelsburg, Jerry - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

The durability of the transportation capital stock slows down the pace of decarbonization since newer vintages feature cutting-edge technology. If older vintages were to be retired sooner, the social cost of travel would decline. This paper analyzes and explores the viability of a potential...

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The Global History of Corporate Governance : An Introduction

Morck, Randall K. - 2005

This paper presents a synopsis of recent NBER studies of the history of corporate governance in Canada, China, France …

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Is Deflation depressing? Evidence from the Classical Gold Standard

Bordo, Michael D. - 2003

United States and Canada, 1870-1913. Both countries adhered to the international gold standard. This meant that the domestic … response to supply' shocks. For Canada the results are murkier. As in the U.S., the money supply shocks before 1896 are … shocks play a larger role in determining output behavior in Canada. The key conclusion of our analysis is that the simple …

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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation

Galor, Oded - 2014

This research explores the biocultural origins of human capital formation. It presents the first evidence that moderate fecundity and thus predisposition towards investment in child quality was conducive for long-run reproductive success within the human species. Using an extensive genealogical...

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Institutional Drift, Property Rights, and Economic Development : Evidence from Historical Treaties

Feir, Donna; Gillezeau, Rob; Jones, Maggie - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

For nearly three centuries, Indigenous peoples within the borders of present-day Canada engaged in treaty-making with …

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The Impact of Deregulation on the Employment and Wages of Airline Mechanics

Card, David - 1986

This paper describes the effects of deregulation on negotiated wage rates and employment levels of aircraft mechanics in the scheduled airline industry. Firm-specific data for the incumbent trunk airlines show relatively small changes in real wage rates since deregulation,and only recent...

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Deregulation and Labor Earnings in the Airline Industry

Card, David - 1996

This paper uses a variety of data sources to study the effect of deregulation on the structure of wages in the airline industry. Microdata from the 1980 and 1990 Censuses show a 10 percent decline in the relative earnings of airline workers after deregulation, with roughly similar declines for...

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An Economic Study of U.S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1960-1976

Landes, William M. - 1977

This study attempts to explain the general pattern of aircraft hijacking in the U.S. between 1361 and 1976, the reasons for the dramatic reduction in hijackings after 1972, and the costs and benefits of regulation instituted in 1973 that required mandatory preboarding searches of all passengers...

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On the Persistent Financial Losses of U.S. Airlines : A Preliminary Exploration

Borenstein, Severin - 2011

U.S. airlines have lost nearly $60 billion (2009 dollars) in domestic markets since deregulation, most of it in the last decade. More than 30 years after domestic airline markets were deregulated, the dismal financial record is a puzzle that challenges the economics of deregulation. I examine...

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