Systematic peak-load pricing, congestion premia and demand diverting: Empirical evidence from airlines

Diego Escobari

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2009, vol. 103, issue 1, 59-61

Abstract: This paper finds empirical support to systematic peak-load pricing in airlines---higher fares in ex-ante known congested periods. It estimates a congestion premia and supports the main empirical prediction in Gale and Holmes (1993) [Gale, I., Holmes, T., 1993. Advance-purchase discounts and monopoly allocation of capacity. American Economic Review 83, 135-146]---less discount seats on peak fights.

Keywords: Airlines; Congestion Premia; Peak-load pricing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 L93 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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