Political polarization and price dispersion: recent evidence from the airline industry during COVID-19

被引：1

作者：

Chen, Jihui ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Illinois State Univ, Dept Econ, Normal, IL USA

[2] Illinois State Univ, Dept Econ, Normal, IL 61790 USA

来源：

APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2025年 / 32卷 / 06期

关键词：

Price dispersion; political polarization; COVID-19; airline; L11; L93; COMPETITION;

D O I：

10.1080/13504851.2023.2289417

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper analyzes the relationship between price dispersion and political polarization of the endpoint states on a given route during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample includes ticket information from the DB1B database between 2020:Q1 and 2021:Q4. The fixed-effect panel instrument variable (IV) estimation finds evidence of increased price dispersion on routes connecting states led by a Republican governor than those linking Democrat-led states. My analysis adds to the literature by exploiting the impact of political factors (i.e. demand shocks triggered by the COVID-19 policy interventions) on price dispersion using the latest data.

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