Economic Policy Section
Guidelines
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR CASE STUDY PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION
- Topics: Case studies on all areas related to liberalization of economic
regulation are invited. Relevant topics to be covered may include, but are
not limited to, liberalization of bilateral air services agreements, regional
and plurilateral liberalization arrangements, national liberalization policies,
privatization of national airlines, sustainability and assurance of services
in a liberalized market, policies on airline alliances and mergers, and policies
to ensure fair competition. Since the coverage is very broad, it is suggested
that a case study concentrates on a specific topic or interrelated topics,
to the extent possible.
- Length: For the purposes of readability and presentation in the
publicly accessible ICAO data bank, a suggested case study approach would
be to "package" the salient points into an "executive summary" form, instead
of providing detailed or comprehensive analysis. It is therefore suggested
that each case study be limited to approximately one page . If necessary,
a separate appendix including charts, tables and supplementary material may
be attached.
- Structure: In order to maintain some consistency in the format, a
case study could be structured around three components: Background; Liberalization
of regulatory framework; and Effects and developments. The Background would
give a brief description of pre-liberalized regulatory schemes and market
situations. The Liberalization of regulatory framework would summarize the
chronology and scope of liberalization that a State(s) implemented. The Effects
and developments section would provide an overview of the main changes in
key elements (such as traffic and competition) since the liberalization was
instituted, as well as airlines' responses to the liberalized circumstances.
In this third section, analytical viewpoints on some ongoing consequences
of that particular liberalization (both positive and negative aspects) could
also be included.
- Submission: For purposes of posting case studies in the data base
on the ICAO Web site, they should be submitted in at least one of the official
ICAO languages. Any data base material received will be made available only
in the ICAO language or languages in which it is submitted. In order to attribute
the source of the case study (for example, government authority, consultant,
private institution or organization) for posting on the Web site, the source
should be identified when submitting the material.
