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Hanson, D., Delibasi, T. T., Gatti, M., & Cohen, S. (2022). How do changes in economic activity affect air passenger traffic? The use of state-dependent income elasticities to improve aviation forecasts. Journal of Air Transport Management, 98, 102147.

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Hanson, D., Delibasi, T. T., Gatti, M., & Cohen, S. (2022). How do changes in economic activity affect air passenger traffic? The use of state-dependent income elasticities to improve aviation forecasts. Journal of Air Transport Management, 98, 102147.

1. The article is making a clear point, expecting the reader to draw a particular conclusion. The main conclusion is that in a business cycle, long-run income elasticities of air passenger demand are lower than short-run income elasticities, and during the recovery period the short-run elasticizes are lower during the recovery period following an economic downturn (a). This thesis of the author is supported by the theory of precautionary savings when applied to the recovery phase of the business cycle. The author wants this conclusion to be taken into account when forecasting future passenger demand in the aviation industry.

2. The author has a particular point of view on the topic. His approach is that the short-run and long-run income elasticity of demand are different. The long-run income elasticity of demand is less than the short-run income elasticity of demand and the difference between the short-run and long-run income elasticity of demand are different depending on the stage (state) of the business cycle (b). The author has given three stages of the business cycle namely downturn, normal times, and recovery. The point of view of the author is that there is a causal relationship between air transport and real GDP, and establishes that a bi-directional causality exists between these two variables. The particular point of view of the author is that short-term elasticities of air travel are lower during the recovery phase after an economic downturn. This is expressed numerically by the author. He says that the long-run elasticity of demand for air travel approximates 1, during the normal phase the short-run elasticity of demand is 1.56 and during the recovery phase, the short-run ...

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