dc.contributor.author |
Bilotkach, Volodymyr |
dc.contributor.author |
Fageda, Xavier, |
dc.contributor.author |
Flores-Fillol, Ricard |
dc.contributor.author |
Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) |
dc.date |
2008 |
dc.identifier |
https://ddd.uab.cat/record/45469 |
dc.identifier |
urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:45469 |
dc.format |
application/pdf |
dc.language |
eng |
dc.publisher |
Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) |
dc.relation |
Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP). Documents de treball de la Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) ; |
dc.rights |
open access |
dc.rights |
Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús de Creative Commons, amb la qual es permet copiar, distribuir i comunicar públicament l'obra sempre que se'n citin l'autor original, la universitat i la xarxa i no se'n faci cap ús comercial ni obra derivada, tal com queda estipulat en la llicència d'ús |
dc.rights |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ |
dc.subject |
Short-haul routes |
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Long-haul routes |
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Flight frequency |
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Distance |
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Economia del transport |
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Transport aeri |
dc.title |
Scheduled service versus personal transportation : the role of distance |
dc.type |
Working paper |
dc.description.abstract |
This paper analyzes both theoretically and empirically the relationship between distance and frequency of scheduled transportation services. We study the interaction between a monopoly firm providing high-speed scheduled service and personal trans- portation (i.e., car). Most interestingly, the carrier chooses to increase frequency of service on longer routes when competing with personal transportation because provid- ing a higher frequency (at extra cost) it can also charge higher fares that can boost its profits. However, when driving is not a relevant option, frequency of service de- creases for longer flights consistently with prior studies. An empirical application of our analysis to the European airline industry con?rms the predictions of our theoretical model. |