Comparing Airport regulation in Europe: Is there need for a European Regulator?

Rc Marques () and Ana Oliveira-Brochado ()
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Ana Oliveira-Brochado: EDGE – Faculdade de Economia do Porto, CESUR, DECIVIL-IST, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

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Abstract: This paper provides an overview of how the major airports are regulated in Europe. In order to eliminate the potential of airports to exercise market power and protect the public interest, it has become increasingly necessary to set a common regulatory framework. We intend to discuss the need of a single regulator in Europe to monitor or establish the quality of service and the charges practiced by the airports, to ensure cost-relatedness, transparency and non-discrimination. The existing regulatory approaches regarding aeronautical charges and their economic implications are also analyzed. We propose the creation of a European Observatory for this sector.

Keywords: airports; economic regulation; European Observatory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L51 L52 L93 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2007-12
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