Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185982 
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Year of Publication: 
2011
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[Journal:] Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2235-6282 [Volume:] 147 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2011 [Pages:] 303-336
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This paper provides empirical evidence on international price differences in ski lift tickets based on 214 ski areas in Austria, France, and Switzerland for the winter season 2010/2011. We find that French and Austrian one-day lift tickets (net of VAT) are an average of 17 and 7 per cent lower, respectively, than Swiss ticket prices after controlling for ski areas' characteristics. The results of quantile regressions show that the magnitude of the international price differences is quite similar for low- and high-priced ski areas. Furthermore, price differences across countries do not increase with distance to the nearest border ski area.
Subjects: 
International price differences
ski areas
quality characteristics
quantile regressions
JEL: 
D40
F3
L83
L11
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