CRA economists advised counsel to Virgin America throughout the DOJ review of its acquisition by Alaska Airlines. The DOJ approved the merger requiring some restrictions on the ongoing code share relationship between Alaska Airlines and American Airlines. Code sharing allows partner airlines to sell seats on each other’s flights.
Data sharing in hybrid marketplaces with endogenous fee setting
The issue is especially timely given provisions in the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) designed to expand access to data held by large digital platforms. The...