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Cyclical dynamics of airline industry earnings

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Pierson, Kawika; Sterman, John
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Abstract
Aggregate airline industry earnings have exhibited large-amplitude cyclical behavior since deregulation in 1978. To explore the causes of these cycles we develop a behavioral dynamic model of the airline industry with endogenous capacity expansion, demand, pricing, and other feedbacks; and model several strategies industry actors have employed in efforts to mitigate the cycle. We estimate model parameters by maximum likelihood methods during both partial model tests and full model estimation using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to establish confidence intervals. Contrary to prior work we find that the delay in aircraft acquisition (the supply line of capacity on order) is not a very influential determinant of the profit cycle. Instead we find that aggressive use of yield management—varying prices to ensure high load factors (capacity utilization)—may have the unintended effect of increasing earnings variance by increasing the sensitivity of profit to changes in demand.
Date issued
2013-07
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88125
Department
Sloan School of Management
Journal
System Dynamics Review
Publisher
Wiley Blackwell
Citation
Pierson, Kawika, and John D. Sterman. “Cyclical Dynamics of Airline Industry Earnings.” Syst. Dyn. Rev. 29, no. 3 (July 2013): 129–156.
Version: Author's final manuscript
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08837066
1099-1727

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