Many studies have investigated the financial results and economic productivity of airlines but few have investigated the productivity or performance of airports, and how changes in the industry may have affected them. Most airports measure performance strictly in accounting terms by looking at...

In this paper, the sources of competitive advantage of low-cost carriers such as Southwest, Ryanair and easyJet are identified. Many have looked to these carriers’ operational efficiency as their source of advantage, but the choice of business model with point-to-point service provides...

There is a large literature on the international transmission of financial and other economic crises. This paper borrows from macroliterature to study an industry specific issue. It examines the impact of an industry specific real shock on firms within that industry, but in countries other than...