A structure conduct performance assessment of alternative Canada-United States Air Services Agreements
department or school: Business, Sauder School of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Roberts, Tony Selwyn
issued: 2009-02-26T23:39:54Z
issued: 1994
related degree: Master of Science in Business - MScB
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Canada and the United States have the largest, bilateral trade relationship of any two nations. Fittingly, they also exchange the largest volume of international air travellers of any pair of countries. The terms under which Canada-United States air transportation are provided are set forth in the Canada-United States Bilateral Air Services Agreement. The current Agreement was founded upon the consumer demands and industry operating practices that prevailed in 1966. Although the Agreement was substantially modified in 1974, the essence of the regime has been rendered obsolete by the developments of transborder airline market characteristics. Canada and the United States have recognised that a new bilateral air services agreement is a necessity. Three general strategies have been proposed as the bases for a new regime: the specified rights option, the open border option, and the cabotage rights option. Specified rights is the genre of the current regime: all routes having entry strictly controlled. The open border option would entail complete freedom for either country’s carriers to contest all transborder routes. Cabotage rights allow carriers to contest any market within or between the two countries. A new agreement has yet to be achieved. The delay in finding an acceptable scheme has been the difficulty in meeting both major objectives for the new policy: efficiency and equity. This report examines the alternative schemes for a new Canada-United States air services regime. The structure-conduct-performance paradigm of industrial analysis is utilised to evaluate the nature of the distribution of benefits that would arise following the adoption of the various alternatives. The report concludes that the adoption of a phased-in, open border regime would best meet the twin objectives of efficiency enhancement and equity of opportunity.
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note: A STRUCTURE-CONDUCT-PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVECANADA-UNITED STATES AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTSbyTONY SELWYN ROBERTSB.A., The University of British Columbia, 1988A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTER OF SCIENCE (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)inTHE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES(Department of Commerce and Business Administration)We accept this thesis as conformingto the required standardTHE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIAApril 1994Copyright, Tony Selwyn Roberts, 1994In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanceddegree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make itfreely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensivecopying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of mydepartment or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying orpublication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my writtenpermission.Department of ,41ø i4/,VWThe University of British ColumbiaVancouver, CanadaDate Q9 ,9Pi/4 f94DE-6 (2/88)ABSTRACTCanada and the United States have the largest, bilateral traderelationship of any two nations. Fittingly, they also exchange thelargest volume of international air travellers of any pair ofcountries. The terms under which Canada-United States airtransportation are provided are set forth in the Canada-United StatesBilateral Air Services Agreement. The current Agreement was foundedupon the consumer demands and industry operating practices thatprevailed in 1966. Although the Agreement was substantially modifiedin 1974, the essence of the regime has been rendered obsolete by thedevelopments of transborder airline market characteristics. Canada andthe United States have recognised that a new bilateral air servicesagreement is a necessity.Three general strategies have been proposed as the bases for a newregime: the specified rights option, the open border option,…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
spatial: Canada
spatial: United States
date issued: 1994-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0087527
language: eng
degree discipline: Business Administration
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5206