Systematic peak-load pricing, congestion premia and demand diverting: Empirical evidence

Escobari, Diego (2009): Systematic peak-load pricing, congestion premia and demand diverting: Empirical evidence. Published in: Economics Letters , Vol. 103, No. 1 (April 2009): pp. 59-61.

Abstract

This paper finds empirical support to systematic peak-load pricing in airlines---higher fares in ex-ante known congested periods. It estimates a congestion premia and supports the main empirical prediction in Gale and Holmes (1993)---less discount seats on peak fights.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Airlines; Congestion Premia; Peak-load pricing
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L93 - Air Transportation; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C23 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models

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