Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh

This paper empirically examines the effect of competitive conditions on nonlinear pricing strategies in the airline industry. We use a unique data set to analyze the impact of concentration and the competitive pressures generated by Southwest and other low cost carriers on the relative prices within...

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Autores principales: Bashar, Mohammad Khairul, Hossain, Alamgir
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151314
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description This paper empirically examines the effect of competitive conditions on nonlinear pricing strategies in the airline industry. We use a unique data set to analyze the impact of concentration and the competitive pressures generated by Southwest and other low cost carriers on the relative prices within a menu of fares. The menu orders tickets by quality based upon cabin and ticket restrictions. We analyze the ratio of fares charged for various qualities within the menu to the fares charged for the lowest quality nonrefundable, restricted tickets. We observe a fare compression for only the highest fares on only the most concentrated (i.e., monopoly) routes. This result is something of a puzzle given a monopolist's market power. We find, however, that actual and potential competition from Southwest reduces low end fares and generally leads to substantial fare compression throughout the fare menu. (JEL L11, L93)
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spelling CGSpace1513142025-11-06T04:36:41Z Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh Bashar, Mohammad Khairul Hossain, Alamgir biofortification rice malnutrition nutrition zinc This paper empirically examines the effect of competitive conditions on nonlinear pricing strategies in the airline industry. We use a unique data set to analyze the impact of concentration and the competitive pressures generated by Southwest and other low cost carriers on the relative prices within a menu of fares. The menu orders tickets by quality based upon cabin and ticket restrictions. We analyze the ratio of fares charged for various qualities within the menu to the fares charged for the lowest quality nonrefundable, restricted tickets. We observe a fare compression for only the highest fares on only the most concentrated (i.e., monopoly) routes. This result is something of a puzzle given a monopolist's market power. We find, however, that actual and potential competition from Southwest reduces low end fares and generally leads to substantial fare compression throughout the fare menu. (JEL L11, L93) 2014 2024-08-01T02:56:37Z 2024-08-01T02:56:37Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151314 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bashar, Khairul and Hossain, Alamgir. 2014. Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh. Biofortification Progress Brief 32. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151314
spellingShingle biofortification
rice
malnutrition
nutrition
zinc
Bashar, Mohammad Khairul
Hossain, Alamgir
Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh
title Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh
title_full Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh
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title_short Delivery of zinc rice in Bangladesh
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rice
malnutrition
nutrition
zinc
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