tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post2988201803286876696..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Airlines fees testing elasticity of passenger demandDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-77030775615121299562012-10-13T19:51:45.499-06:002012-10-13T19:51:45.499-06:00Da Boy: 50/50.
Two things to mention from this co...Da Boy: 50/50.<br /><br />Two things to mention from this comment. <br /><br />First, price discrimination appears to be acceptable to buyers in some industries, but not in others. We're not sure why. Airlines are one industry where this behavior is accepted.<br /><br />Second, you've misused elastic. If you meant "changeable", that's fine, but I'd probably choose a Dave Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877686358267438045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-58986262638245012942012-10-11T22:05:34.002-06:002012-10-11T22:05:34.002-06:00I agree with much of what Julia said in her post. ...I agree with much of what Julia said in her post. While this article and Julia's response focus on the airline industry, this is something that is a constant battle in any industry. Anyone that is in business will play with elasticity in an attempt to maximize profits. Some call this good business sense. It seems that the airline industry takes more of a beating on this topic because the Da Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542641419923047336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-66944740590919809632012-10-11T08:55:07.316-06:002012-10-11T08:55:07.316-06:00Julia: 100/100.
Also, I'd like you to remove ...Julia: 100/100.<br /><br />Also, I'd like you to remove the linked URL from the bottom, and put it in natural language within the body of the piece.<br /><br />Airline pricing behavior has been a big part of the study of price discrimination for decades. In fact, airlines were one of the first industries to develop software (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_%28computer_system%29" Dave Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877686358267438045noreply@blogger.com