In this paper, we examine how strategic interactions affect airline network. We develop a three stage duopoly game: at stage 1 airlines determines their network structure (linear versus hub-and-spoke). At stage 2 they decide on their capacities, and at stage 3 firms compete in quantities. The...

Using real options, we formulate an optimal stopping model for applying pest control measures when the density of a pest population fluctuates randomly. This model is applied to the control of a foliar pest of apples (the European Red Mite) via a pesticide, and solved numerically by a...

This paper analyses the decision to invest to reduce the emissions of a stock pollutant under environmental uncertainty. It shows that this decision depends on the type and level of uncertainty. When uncertainty is small, there is no simple irreversibility effect because of the tension between...