Do horizontal mergers induce entry? Evidence from the US airline industry


Bougette, Patrice ; Hüschelrath, Kai ; Müller, Kathrin


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URL: https://ub-madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/33781
URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-337813
Document Type: Working paper
Year of publication: 2013
The title of a journal, publication series: ZEW Discussion Papers
Volume: 13-030
Place of publication: Mannheim
Publication language: English
Institution: Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
MADOC publication series: Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject: 330 Economics
Classification: JEL: L40 , L93,
Keywords (English): Airline industry , merger , entry-inducing effects
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.

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