Aviation, Scope Economies and Services Trade

Abstract

Aviation policy constantly makes the newspaper headlines with pilot or ground staff strikes, accidents, and mergers. What usually gets omitted from the papers is the role aviation services play in world trade. Overseas travellers choose the airline and routes they wish to fly, but these choices are typically constrained by the regulatory environment and market circumstances existing on those routes. Whether a traveller flies on a national airline or an international competitor determines the pattern of trade in international civil aviation services. This book looks closely at economic factors influencing trade in aviation services to draw lessons for aviation policy, and international trade policy for services. The material in this volume sheds light on important controversies such as: How is trade in aviation services influenced by domestic and international regulation, deregulation and subsidization? What are the impacts of networking on aviation trade? Should aviation services be re-regulated? Does comparative advantage apply to trade in services? What needs to happen in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations Group of Negotiations on Services and in future negotiations to promote trade and development, especially for developing countries?KeywordsInternational TradeService SectorMarket StructureTrade PolicyUruguay RoundThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.