"Airline Deregulation and the Rise of Dynamic Pricing" with Dr. Andrew Boyd

Join AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Houston for an event with Dr. E. Andrew Boyd.

In 1978 Alfred E. Kahn, head of the now defunct Civil Aeronautics Board, helped set in motion perhaps the single most significant event in commercial aviation history: deregulation. The fascinating ways in which airlines responded demonstrate how their newfound competition led to improved efficiencies and lower ticket prices. In this talk Dr. Boyd will discuss specific trends and examples of what occurred, ultimately focusing on how airlines upended the world of pricing.
Drinks and finger foods will be served. Parking is available in the lot next door at the Kido Preschool & Daycare.

This event is open to the public.

General Admission: $25

Students and Teachers: Free Admission

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Schedule:
6:30 - Networking

7:00 - Presentation

7:30 - Q&A

8:00 - Book signing
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More about the speaker:

Dr. E. Andrew (Andy) Boyd is a former contributor to the Engines of Our Ingenuity, a nationally syndicated radio program and podcast produced by Houston’s National Public Radio affiliate, KUHF, part of Houston Public Media. He wrote and recorded some 430 episodes over a period spanning a decade. Dr. Boyd spent ten years as a university professor and another ten as Chief Scientist at the Houston-based analytics firm PROS. He received his AB with honors at Oberlin College with majors in mathematics and economics in 1981, and his PhD in operations research from MIT in 1987. He was elected an INFORMS Fellow in 2007 and was a co-recipient of the INFORMS Impact Prize in 2016. He is author of The Future of Pricing: How Airline Ticket Pricing Has Inspired a Revolution (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).

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