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Content from the Brookings-Tsinghua Public Policy Center is now archived. Since October 1, 2020, Brookings has maintained a limited partnership with Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management that is intended to facilitate jointly organized dialogues, meetings, and/or events.
From Sep 15 to Sep 16, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center will host a seminar on Air Transportation Issues in China and Other Countries. Academics from China and abroad will present papers on airline mergers, competition with high-speed rail, airport competition, and regulatory policy from a comparative perspective. Formal discussants will offer their perspectives on the papers and a general discussion among all conference attendees will follow.
Agenda
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September 16
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A comparative analysis of the price effects of two airline mergers in China
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
HYHangjun Yang Professor - Department of Transport Economics and Logistics, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and EconomicsQWQiang Wang Professor - Department of Transport Economics and Logistics, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and EconomicsAZAnming Zhang Professor - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia -
Tea break
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Airline mergers and product quality: An empirical analysis of a 2002 case study from Japan
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
HOHiroshi Ohashi Professor - Faculty of Economics, The University of TokyoAZAnming Zhang Professor - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia -
Tea break
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
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Airport and city-center rivalry
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
ACAchim Czerny Associate Professor - Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHZHanxiang Zhang PhD student - Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityMDMartin Dresner Professor - Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland -
Travel demand and airline competition in a market with legacy regulation: The case of China
9:45 am - 11:00 am
XFXiaowen Fu Associate Professor in Aviation and Maritime - Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School, The University of SydneyMDMartin Dresner Professor - Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland -
Tea break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
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A new approach to measuring the effects of low-cost carrier competition in the US and Europe
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Jia Yan Associate Professor - School of Economic Sciences, Washington State UniversityAZAnming Zhang Professor - Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia -
Effects of high-speed rail speed on airline demand and price: Theoretical analysis and empirical evidence from a natural experiment
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
AZAnming Zhang Professor - Sauder School of Business, University of British ColumbiaQZQiong Zhang Associate Professor - School of Economics and Management, Anhui Normal UniversityMDMartin Dresner Professor - Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland -
Tea break
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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High-speed rail network structure and implications for air transport: The case of northeast Asia
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
YSWYulai Sarah Wan Assistant Professor - Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityAZAnming Zhang Professor - Sauder School of Business, University of British ColumbiaMDMartin Dresner Professor - Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland -
Final comments and close of conference
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
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