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posted on 2009-02-13, 14:52 authored by Alberto A. Gaggero, Claudio PigaWe study the relationship between pricing and market structure on
the routes connecting the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Because in
2007 the European Commission prohibited the takeover of Aer Lingus by
Ryanair, the analysis focuses on their pricing strategies in particular. We
use an original dataset of fares posted on-line, which allows to control for
the fares' intertemporal pattern for each specific
flight and each carrier's
specific yield management system. Our evidence supports the European
Commission's view that the elimination of a competitor in the Irish airline
market is likely to have harmful consequences for consumers.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Economics
Publisher
© Loughborough UniversityVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2008Notes
This is a working paper. It is also available at: http://ideas.repec.org/p/lbo/lbowps/2008_12.htmlISSN
1750-4171Book series
Loughborough University. Department of Economics. Discussion Paper Series;WP 2008 - 12Language
- en