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Virgin Rail to auction off spare first class seats

Graham Watson

20th September 2017

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Just an excellent application of economics reported here in the Guardian. To what extent will this policy result in an efficient allocation of resource? The sooner it is rolled out on every train, the better

Virgin East Coast to auction empty first-class seats to standard ticket buyers https://t.co/0ceTF0yAFS
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 20, 2017

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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