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Open Skies over the Middle East / Anca Cristea
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Cristea, Anca
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air Quality & Clean Air.
- Air Service Agreements.
- Air Transport.
- Airports & Air Services.
- Environment.
- Plurilateral Agreements.
- Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measure.
- Public Sector Development.
- Roads & Highways.
- Services Liberalization.
- Transport.
- Transport Economics Policy and Planning.
- Local Subjects:
- Air Quality & Clean Air.
- Air Service Agreements.
- Air Transport.
- Airports & Air Services.
- Environment.
- Plurilateral Agreements.
- Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measure.
- Public Sector Development.
- Roads & Highways.
- Services Liberalization.
- Transport.
- Transport Economics Policy and Planning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (37 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2014
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The dynamism of air traffic markets in the Middle East obscures the persistence of restrictions on international competition. But how important are such restrictions for passenger traffic? This paper uses detailed data on worldwide passenger aviation to estimate the effect of air transport policy on international air traffic. The policy variable is a quantitative measure of the commitments under international agreements. The paper analyzes, for the first time, not only bilateral agreements, but also plurilateral agreements such as the one between Arab states. The analysis finds that more liberal policy is associated with greater passenger traffic between countries. Higher traffic levels appear to be driven primarily by larger numbers of city pairs being served, rather than by more passengers traveling along given routes. To demonstrate the quantitative implication of the estimates, two liberalization scenarios in the Middle East are evaluated. Deepening the plurilateral agreement among Arab states would lead to a 30 percent increase in intraregional passenger traffic. Widening the agreement to include Turkey would generate significantly larger gains because current policy vis-`-vis Turkey is much more restrictive.
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