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on Transport Economics |
| By: | Moslehpour, Massoud; Lin, Yi Hsin; Nguyen, Thi Le Huyen |
| Abstract: | The mediating role of customer satisfaction has been widely discussed in the existing literature. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is still lack of studies focusing on the low-cost airline industry, especially in Vietnam. Therefore, this study aims at investigating factors that influence purchase intention and the mediating role of customer satisfaction in VietJet Air, in Vietnam. A quantitative research method is applied with the data being collected through an online questionnaire from three main regions in Vietnam: the North, the Center, and the South. The results indicate that customer satisfaction mediates the relationship between the independent variables (customer expectation/perceived value) and the dependent variable (purchase intention) in the case of VietJet Air in Vietnam. In general, this study not only enriches the existing literature but also might be a valuable reference to the VietJet Air’s and other similar Vietnamese low cost carrier managers to consider their strategic marketing plans. |
| Keywords: | purchase intention, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), service quality, perceived value, customer expectation, customer satisfaction, low cost carrier, VietJet Air. |
| JEL: | M31 |
| Date: | 2017–09–27 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:81635&r=tre |
| By: | Hidalgo-Gallego, Soraya; Núñez-Sánchez, Ramón; Coto-Millán, Pablo |
| Abstract: | This study analyses the possible existence of spatial non-price competition in the port industry. We propose a dynamic two-stage model that allows: (1) to estimate the sensitivity of generation and diversion of traffic caused by port capacity expansions; (2) to quantify the degree of capacity competition; (3) to simulate a hypothetical scenario of cooperation agreements among different port authorities. The econometric specification is based on a structural model of demand, cost and market equilibrium. The empirical results suggest that non-price competition exists in port infrastructure services. Furthermore, using a simulation analysis, we show that incentives to invest in port capacity decrease under a cooperative setting. |
| Keywords: | Strategic interdepence; imperfect competition; port capacity; port alliances |
| JEL: | D24 D4 L1 L9 |
| Date: | 2017–05–07 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:80417&r=tre |
| By: | Caterina Gennaioli; Gaia Narciso |
| Abstract: | Illegal disposal of toxic waste has become an issue of concern in both developing and developed countries. Recycling hazardous waste entails very high costs, which might give strong incentives to dispose toxic material in an illegal way. This paper adopts an innovative strategy to identify where toxic waste might have been illicitly dumped. The strategy relies on a crucial premise: road constructions provide an ideal setting in which the burial of hazardous waste may take place. Guided by the medical literature, we investigate the health outcomes of individuals living along recently constructed roads in Ethiopia. We construct a unique dataset, which includes the extensive Demographic and Health Survey, together with georeferenced data on roads, villages and economic development, covering a 10-year period. We find that an additional road within a 5 kilometres radius is associated with an increase in infant mortality by 3 percentage points. Moreover, we provide evidence that young children living near a recently built road show a lower level of haemoglobin and are more likely to suffer from severe anaemia. A series of robustness checks confirms the above findings and excludes other potential confounding factors. |
| Keywords: | Hazardous Waste, Health, Infant Mortality, Ethiopia |
| JEL: | I15 Q51 Q53 O10 |
| Date: | 2017–09 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cgs:wpaper:82&r=tre |