FEAR OF FLYING? ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF AIRLINE SAFETY. IN: AIR TRANSPORT
This paper summarizes economic research on a broad range of questions relating to airline safety, particularly safety following the deregulation of the late 1970s. Four questions are considered in this paper. First, has airline safety declined since deregulation? Second, how has airline deregulation affected the safety of travelers overall, especially with consideration of indirect channels such as the substitution of commuter airlines for jet service and the replacement of highway driving by air travel? Third, what accounts for differences in safety performance across carriers? Fourth, what are the market penalties for airline accidents? Airline safety analysis appears to get a disproportionate share of attention, relative to more significant public risks. This intense public, media and academic interest may provide the ultimate explanation for the continuing improvements in aviation safety.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was originally published in Journal of Economic Perspectives, 6(2), Spring 1992, pp 75-94.
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Corporate Authors:
William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court
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Authors:
- Rose, N L
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 593-612
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Serial:
- Classics in Transport Analysis
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airlines; Aviation safety; Deregulation; Economic analysis; Literature reviews; Mode choice; Risk analysis
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00961858
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 1840645490
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 24 2003 12:00AM