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An empirical research on the relationship between mergers and low-cost carriers in the airline industry

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25885114
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Commerce
Research InstitutionFukuyama Heisei University

Principal Investigator

ASAHI Ryota  福山平成大学, 経営学部, 講師 (10712359)

Project Period (FY) 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords合併 / 航空産業 / 低費用航空会社 / 低費用航空会社(LCC) / 米国航空産業
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research empirically studies the change of pricing behaviors of merging airlines, rival full service carriers (FSCs) and rival low cost carriers (LCCs) after the merger. We analyzed two mergers: US Airways and America West Airlines (2005) and Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines (2008).
Empirical analyses indicate that US Airways tended to increase airfares in many routes after the merger, that the impact of merger on pricing behaviors of merging airlines and rivals(FSCs and LCCs) may depend on a market environment, i.e whether there are LCCs in routes, characteristics of merging airlines. Also the impact of merger on pricing behaviors of LCCs may change depanding up the network size of LCCs.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 米国航空会社の合併時の運賃設定行動に関する実証分析~2005年USエア・アメリカウエスト合併のケース~2015

    • Author(s)
      朝日亮太
    • Journal Title

      交通学研究

      Volume: 58 Pages: 129-136

    • NAID

      130007654890

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 合併による航空会社の運賃設定行動に関する実証分析~デルタ航空・ノースウエスト航空合併のケース~2015

    • Author(s)
      朝日亮太
    • Journal Title

      経営研究(福山平成大学経営学部紀要)

      Volume: 11 Pages: 1-10

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] サウスウエスト航空の運賃戦略の変化2014

    • Author(s)
      朝日亮太・村上英樹
    • Journal Title

      国民経済雑誌

      Volume: 210 Pages: 1-11

    • NAID

      110009841824

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 合併と運賃設定行動の変化 ~米国航空産業 US エア・ アメリカウエスト航空合併 のケース~2014

    • Author(s)
      朝日亮太
    • Journal Title

      経営研究、福山平成大学経営学部紀要

      Volume: 第10号 Pages: 1-13

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Effects of multimarket contact on airlines' pricing behaviors: Empirical evidences and future perspective.2013

    • Author(s)
      Asahi, R. and Murakami, H
    • Journal Title

      海運物流研究 (The Journal of shipping and logistics)

      Volume: Vol.29, Special Issue, No.3 Pages: 667-677

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 米国航空会社の合併時の運賃設定行動に関する実証分析~2005年USエア・アメリカウエスト合併のケース~2014

    • Author(s)
      朝日亮太
    • Organizer
      日本交通学会
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-18 – 2014-10-19
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 合併と運賃設定行動の変化~USエア合併・デルタ航空合併のケース~

    • Author(s)
      朝日亮太
    • Organizer
      日本海運経済学会関西部会
    • Place of Presentation
      近畿大学東大阪キャンパス
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2013-09-12   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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