ECON 695: Special Topics in Economics

ECON 695-DL3: Airline Economics
(Spring 2021)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M

Online

Section Information for Spring 2021

The airline industry generates 8% of world Gross Domestic Product, and is a critical component to business and leisure economies. Yet, few people really understand how airlines work, and why things seem so crazy about their seating, pricing, and overall customer service. Fortunately, few industries are so directly related to economic theory, as most of the decisions airlines make have a basis in things like price elasticity, incentives, scarcity, opportunity cost, international trade, and marginal versus average analysis. This makes airlines an excellent business to apply concepts learned in earlier classes while learning about one of the most interesting and important industries on the planet. You'll learn why airlines price the way they do, how they choose where to fly and with what aircraft, metrics tracked in the industry, how the US ended up with four airlines that carry 80% of all traffic, how labor economics affect the industry, how airline partnerships and frequent flier programs really work, and more. 

 

The Spring 2021 class will be held online and will be a mix of synchronous and asynchronous. The class is fast paced, interactive, and covers a wide range of current topics including the effects of COVID-19 on air travel and what the future of air travel could look like.

ECON 695 DL3 is a distance education section.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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