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Consumer Views of the Need for Government Intervention in the Airline Market
Author(s) -
BURTON JOHN R.,
ZICK CATHLEEN D.,
MAYER ROBERT N.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1993.tb00734.x
Subject(s) - respondent , intervention (counseling) , economic interventionism , deregulation , government (linguistics) , business , marketing , exploratory research , public opinion , perception , advertising , public economics , public relations , economics , market economy , political science , politics , law , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology
Throughout the 1980s, policymakers debated the merits of continuing deregulation of the commercial airline industry. In this exploratory study, public opinion regarding the need for renewed government intervention is analyzed. Particular atteention is given to the roles that respondent characteristics and local airline market conditions play. Opinions about industry performance and the need for government intervention are related to local market conditions and to perceptions of trends in airline safety. Findings indicate the majority of consumers favor neither government intervention in the setting of air fares nor in determining routes.