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This paper investigates the effects of different forms of price regulation on airport efficiency. Our investigation takes into account the interaction between concession profits and price regulations. Our results show that while ROR regulation may lead to over-investment in capacity, price-cap...

In this paper, the effects of the strategic interaction between deregulated airlines on their network choice are analyzed. The authors examine whether switching from a linear to a hub-spoke network confers a strategic advantage because it saves costs and improves service quality. They find that,...

This paper develops a theoretical model to investigate the effect of airline alliances on market outcome for fairly general demand and cost specifications. Two typical alliance types are examined: complementary and parallel alliances. The complementary alliance refers to the case where two firms...