Price dispersion and competition in business routes: An empirical analysis
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Airline markets are characterized by the existence of substantial price dispersion. In this paper we investigate the relationship between daily price dispersion and competition using data related to products offered to business travelers in the Italian airline market. We find that the effect of competition on price dispersion is non-monotonic.
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