THE EFFECTS OF AIRLINE CODESHARING AGREEMENTS ON FIRM CONDUCT AND INTERNATIONAL AIR FARES

Authors
OUM TH PARK JH ZHANG AM
Citation
Th. Oum et al., THE EFFECTS OF AIRLINE CODESHARING AGREEMENTS ON FIRM CONDUCT AND INTERNATIONAL AIR FARES, Journal of transport economics and policy, 30(2), 1996, pp. 187
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Transportation,Economics
Journal title
Journal of transport economics and policy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225258
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5258(1996)30:2<187:TEOACA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Codesharing has become an essential tool for airline alliances. This p aper investigates the effects of codesharing on airline conduct and ai r fares, focusing on interaction between airlines, and measures the im pacts of a codesharing agreement between non-market leaders on the mar ket leader's price and volume. An analytical model is developed and ap plied to panel data from 57 transpacific routes for the 1982-92 period , and the results of the analysis in terms of price and volume are giv en.