Entry deterrence due to brand proliferation: Empirical evidence from the German interurban bus industry

Entry deterrence due to brand proliferation: Empirical evidence from the German interurban bus industry

In 2016, the largest operator in the German interurban bus industry, Flixbus, acquired its major rival, Postbus. We study the effects of that takeover using route-level data covering more than 6,000 routes. We find that Flixbus, on average, provided a lower frequency of bus rides and slightly decrea...

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Pubblicato in:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 31-2017)
Autori principali: de Haas, Samuel, Herold, Daniel, Schäfer, Jan Thomas
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2017
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Entry Deterrence
Wirtschaft
Takeover
Brand Proliferation
Competition
Interurban Bus Services
Economics
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