Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/74536 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 13-030
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
Theoretical research has investigated the relevance of entry-inducing effects as countervailing factor to a merger-related increase in market power. We use route-level data for the America West Airlines - US Airways merger (2005) to investigate whether such an effect can be identified empirically. Our results show that both entry-inducing and entry-dissuading effects can be observed depending on the type of affected route and the carrier under investigation.
Subjects: 
Airline industry
merger
entry-inducing effects
JEL: 
K21
L40
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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