Contestability and public concern about airfares: A case study in the Canary Islands
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2015.06.006
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Keywords
Air transport; Canary Islands; Entry and exit; Difference in difference;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- L93 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Air Transportation
- C50 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - General
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