Price discrimination across different ticket distribution channels: Evidence from the US-china flight market |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Economics, East Carolina University, A-426 Brewster, Tenth St., Greenville, NC 27858, United States;2. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, NCSU Campus Box 8109, Raleigh, NC 27695, United States |
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Abstract: | In the US-China international flight market, airlines sell tickets in two different distribution channels at vastly different prices. This provides a rare opportunity to examine how airlines practice price discrimination across different ticket distribution channels. Using a unique dataset collected from this market, we find that price discrimination across different ticket distribution channels is not influenced by market competition but increases with demand. |
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