Are legacy airline mergers pro- or anti-competitive? Evidence from recent U.S. airline mergers
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Airline Mergers; Antitrust Policy; Merger Retrospective;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- L93 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Air Transportation
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