STICERD Industrial Organisation Seminars
Price Competition and Endogenous Product Choice in Networks: Evidence from the US Airline Industry
Cristina Gualdani (Queen Mary University of London), joint with Christian Bontemps (Toulouse School of Economics) and Kevin Remmy (University of Mannheim)
Monday 14 November 2022 12:30 - 14:00
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About this event
We build and estimate a two-stage model of airline competition in which firms first form the networks of markets to be served and then compete in prices. We estimate our model using fares data on US domestic flights. We show that large hub-and-spoke operations lower marginal costs but increase fixed costs. We evaluate a merger between American Airlines and US Airways. We also evaluate remedies imposed by the Department of Justice on the merging parties.
Industrial Organisation seminars are held on Mondays in term time at 16:00-17:30, in person in SAL 3.05, unless specified otherwise.
Seminar organiser: Alessandro Gavazza.
For further information please contact Sadia Ali: s.ali43@lse.ac.uk.
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