Abstract In airline networks, a link creates profits for its carrier in conjunction with the carrier's other links. In other words, a link has “network” value. One prominent mechanism behind this network value is a hubbing effect: adding one single link to a hub creates many connecting...

We introduce a model of oligopoly dynamic pricing where firms with limited capacity face a sales deadline. We establish conditions under which the equilibrium is unique and converges to a system of differential equations. Using unique and comprehensive pricing and bookings data for competing...

This paper investigates optimal airport pricing when airlines provide imperfect substitutes products, and make decisions on capacity, scheduling and pricing. We show that the first-best toll per flight may be higher than the simple market-shares formula that were recently derived for Cournot...

This paper studies whether a regulator needs to correct the route structure choice by carriers with market power in the presence of congestion externalities, in addition to correct their pricing. We account for passenger benefits from increased frequency, passenger connecting costs, airline...

Airfares vary across the booking horizon according to intertemporal price discrimination and adjustment of fares in response to stochastic demand shocks. Previous works studying these economic forces abstract away from the ramifications of pricing an itinerary has on revenue and consumer welfare...

Prices for the same flight change substantially depending on the time of purchase. This paper uses a unique dataset with round-the-clock posted fares to document significant within-day price variation. Labeling time-variation as discriminatory is difficult because the cost of an unsold airline...