TRA820 Air Transport Economics

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Course Code
TRA820

Course Name
Air Transport Economics

Credits
7.50

Prerequisites

Recommend SØK200 Microeconomics and TRA310 Transport Economics, or equivalent

Semester
Spring

Location
Molde

Language Instruction
English

Language Assignments and Evaluation
English

Language Literature
English

Instruction
3 hours per week

Evaluation
A semester paper and a 4 hour written exam. Each individual assessment is worth 50% of the overall grade for the course

Grades
Letter (A - F)

Learning outcome

This course provides an analysis of the key economic issues facing the air transport industry

Content

The course focuses on three main areas:

  1. Air transport supply and demand
  2. Air transport policy and regulation
  3. The economics of airlines and airports
Literature

Doganis, R. (2002). Flying off course: the economics of international airlines. 3rd edition. Routledge, London. ISBN: 0-415-21323-1

Graham, A. (2003). Managing airports: an international perspective. 2nd edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. ISBN: 0-7506-5917-3

Additional reading from recently published books, journals and magazines will be recommended during the course