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#301 Are Airline Mergers Taking Off? Economic Analyses of the Recent U.S. Passenger Airline Transactions

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The U.S. passenger airlines have been active in mergers and acquisitions since last year or so, with the Alaska/Hawaiian acquisition, the failed JetBlue/Spirit merger, and more being proposed. But how are these deals and airline competition in general analyzed from an economic perspective? Dr. Gautam Gowrisankaran, Professor of Economics at Columbia University and Senior Advisor at Cornerstone Research, speaks with Anora Wang and Kelsey Paine on market definition, calculation of market share, entry, and beyond. Listen to this episode to learn how economic analyses lay out in specific airline transactions.

With special guest:

Dr. Gautam Gowrisankaran, Professor of Economics, Columbia University; Senior Advisor; Cornerstone Research

Related Links:

Chris Bruegge, Gautam Gowrisankaran, & Alex Gross, A Policy Function Approach to Price Effects: an Application to the JetBlue-Spirit Merger (Nov. 13, 2024)

Hosted by:

Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Kelsey Paine, Baker Botts LLP

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The U.S. passenger airlines have been active in mergers and acquisitions since last year or so, with the Alaska/Hawaiian acquisition, the failed JetBlue/Spirit merger, and more being proposed. But how are these deals and airline competition in general analyzed from an economic perspective? Dr. Gautam Gowrisankaran, Professor of Economics at Columbia University and Senior Advisor at Cornerstone Research, speaks with Anora Wang and Kelsey Paine on market definition, calculation of market share, entry, and beyond. Listen to this episode to learn how economic analyses lay out in specific airline transactions.

With special guest:

Dr. Gautam Gowrisankaran, Professor of Economics, Columbia University; Senior Advisor; Cornerstone Research

Related Links:

Chris Bruegge, Gautam Gowrisankaran, & Alex Gross, A Policy Function Approach to Price Effects: an Application to the JetBlue-Spirit Merger (Nov. 13, 2024)

Hosted by:

Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Kelsey Paine, Baker Botts LLP

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