Lessons on airline partnerships
In this article, CRA’s Yajing Jiang and her coauthor review the recent economic literature on airline partnerships, explain the intuitions behind canonical...
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- 02CRA consultants support Trainline in landmark Bundeskartellamt decisionIn a landmark decision, the Bundeskartellamt found that Deutsche Bahn abused its dominant position in the German rail market by, among others, foreclosing...View engagement
- 03Expert testimony in support of the DOJ’s successful challenge of a partnership between JetBlue and American AirlinesA federal judge ruled that a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines (American), known as the Northeast Alliance (NEA), constitutes an “unreasonable...View engagement