Price dispersion and competition in European airline markets

Andy Obermeyer, Christos Evangelinos and Püschel, Ronny

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2013, vol. 26, issue C, 31-34

Abstract: This paper tests the effects of competition on price dispersion in European airline markets. By conducting a cross-sectional analysis of some 1200 flights between more than 130 European airport pairs, we confirm recent results for the US airline industry that show a non-monotonic relationship between competition intensity and price dispersion. We link our results to recent efficiency and productivity analyses. Our findings support the hypothesis that efficient airlines are better positioned to differentiate fares than their less efficient counterparts.

Keywords: Price dispersion; Price discrimination; Price differentiation; Competition; European airline markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2012.08.014

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