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Faculty Profile
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Dr. Robert J.
Windle
Professor & Department Chair
Ph.D., Economics,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert H. Smith School of
Business
Logistics, Business and Public
Policy
3409 Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD
20742-1815
301.405.2187
rwindle@rhsmith.umd.edu |
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Research
Interests: Predatory pricing
practices in the airline
industry, hub and spoke systems,
interstate highway system.
Professor
Windle joined the faculty in
1988 after working for six years
at a private economic consulting
firm. His area of specialization
is applied transportation and
public utility economics with a
particular emphasis on the
airline industry. His research
focuses on public policy issues
such as the threat of predatory
pricing practices in the airline
industry, the impact of hub and
spoke systems on competition at
hub airports, and the potential
impact of opening the interstate
highway system to economic
development. Professor Windle has
published over 25 articles in
leading academic journals and is
a member of the American
Economic Association and the
Transportation Research Forum.
He has consulted for various
private and public agencies
including the Maryland Aviation
Administration, the World Travel
and Tourism Council, and the
Greater Washington Board of
Trade.
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