Can mergers increase output? Evidence from the lodging industry.

We find that hotel mergers increase occupancy. In some specifications, price also rises. Because these effects occur only in markets with high capacity utilization and high uncertainty, we reject simple models of price or quantity competition in favor of models of 'revenue management,' where firms p...

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Publicado en:RAND Journal of Economics (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 178 - 203
Autores principales: Kalnins, Arturs, Froeb, Luke, Tschantz, Steven
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Spring2017
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          Froeb, Luke
          Tschantz, Steven
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          Cornell University
          Vanderbilt University
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        Economic demand
        Prices
        Hotel mergers
        Revenue management
        Antitrust law
        Mergers & acquisitions
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          Economic demand
          Prices
          Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
          Hotels
          Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
          Hotel mergers
          Revenue management
          Antitrust law
          Mergers & acquisitions
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