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Fare elasticities of demand for direct and indirect flights in sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Kenneth Button
  • Gianmaria Martini
  • Davide Scotti
  • Nicola Volta

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This article examines the different demands for direct and indirect flights within sub-Saharan Africa. It develops both a simple reduced form model and a more refined two equation simultaneously system to examine bookings and fares on the major air transportation corridors. Using panel data, this allows estimation of the different fare elasticities of demand for direct and indirect services between the continents’ major cities as well as assessing the respective merits of the two models used.

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  • Kenneth Button & Gianmaria Martini & Davide Scotti & Nicola Volta, 2017. "Fare elasticities of demand for direct and indirect flights in sub-Saharan Africa," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(8), pages 523-526, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:24:y:2017:i:8:p:523-526
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1208346
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    1. Brons, Martijn & Pels, Eric & Nijkamp, Peter & Rietveld, Piet, 2002. "Price elasticities of demand for passenger air travel: a meta-analysis," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 8(3), pages 165-175.
    2. Button, Kenneth & Brugnoli, Alberto & Martini, Gianmaria & Scotti, Davide, 2015. "Connecting African urban areas: airline networks and intra-Sub-Saharan trade," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 84-89.
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    1. Button, Kenneth & Martini, Gianmaria & Scotti, Davide & Volta, Nicola, 2019. "Airline regulation and common markets in Sub-Saharan Africa," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 81-91.

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