In this paper we study the impact of competition on the provision of quality in the US airline industry. Using changes … in competition triggered by LCC entry and airline mergers, we find that an increase in competition increases the … provision of quality of major incumbent and non-merging airlines by increasing the number of flights and seats available in a …

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 …

dispersion increases with competition. We find that competition has a negative effect on price dispersion, in line with the … traditional textbook treatment of price discrimination. Specifically, the effects of competition on price dispersion are most … routes with a more homogeneous customer base, the effects of competition on price discrimination are largely insignificant …

This paper examines how network carriers adjust product quality given the competition from a low cost carrier (LCC …). While previous research has shown that product quality (measured by on-time performance) suffers from heightened competition …

airlines, we find that when facing more LCC competition, major airlines are more likely to rely on wholly owned subsidiaries …This paper studies major airlines' choice of whether or not to outsource operations to regional airlines across routes … outsourcing to regional airlines depending on whether the major airlines operate their own major fleets on the route as well. Our …

this debate, the objective of this research is to empirically examine the effects of Gulf carrier competition on U … Transportation, the empirical results suggest that greater competition by Gulf carriers in U.S. international markets is associated …

competition are all found to be important determinants of long-run firm values, firm turnover, and market structure. Estimates for …

competition are all found to be important determinants of long-run firm values, firm turnover, and market structure. Estimates for …