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The geographic concentrations of air traffic and economic development: A spatiotemporal analysis of their association and decoupling in Brazil

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Author(s):
Oliveira, Renan P. [1, 2] ; Oliveira, Alessandro V. M. [1] ; Lohmann, Gui [2] ; Bettini, Humberto F. A. J. [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Aeronaut Inst Technol, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[2] Griffith Univ, Nathan, Qld - Australia
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY; v. 87, JUL 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

This paper examines the evolution of the geographic concentration of the Brazilian air transport network with a focus on its determinants and possible detachments from the spatial patterns of socioeconomic activity. We develop an econometric framework employing and contrasting the results of Gini, Herfindahl-Hirschman and Theil indexes, with and without normalisation to account for economic and demographic spatial dynamics. Our results suggest that the spatial dynamics of the air network and that of the country's economy and population are strongly tied for the majority of the considered determinants. However, we find suggestive evidence that the time trend after deregulation has produced some asymmetries in the evolution of these dimensions. As such, our analysis presents some implications for airline network planning and regulators, as it offers additional information to be considered for the understanding of extra-economic and extra-demographic impacts which may be inducive of significant changes in air transport markets. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/19444-1 - Airline emission charges: an econometric model to investigate their potential effects on the Brazilian air transport industry
Grantee:Alessandro Vinícius Marques de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/14914-4 - Empirical assessment of competitive impacts of regulatory rules of airport slots redistribution
Grantee:Alessandro Vinícius Marques de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants