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AuthorHossain I.
AuthorSaqib N.U.
AuthorHaq M.M.
Available date2020-02-24T08:57:11Z
Publication Date2018
Publication NameEconomics Letters
ResourceScopus
ISSN1651765
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.08.037
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/12962
AbstractThis study explores to what extent scale heterogeneity (i.e., varying standard deviation of the errors across consumers) is important in air travel choice using data from a stated preference discrete choice experiment. We used generalized mixed logit model (GMIXL) that nests scale and taste heterogeneity in the context of air travel ticket choice. We found empirical evidence of the importance of often-neglected scale heterogeneity along with pre-dominant taste heterogeneity. The findings suggests that it is important to account for various forms of heterogeneity with GMIXL to model air travel demand to identify variety of consumer segments, which has implications for airline optimal menu of ticket offerings and pricing strategies.
SponsorThis work was supported in part by the Qatar National Research Fund, Qatar (grant number YSREP 1-002-5-001 ). We thank Denzil Fiebig and anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier B.V.
SubjectAir travel
Choice experiment
Generalized logit
Scale heterogeneity
TitleScale heterogeneity in discrete choice experiment: An application of generalized mixed logit model in air travel choice
TypeArticle
Pagination85 - 88
Volume Number172


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