Research Portfolio
My research focuses on applied industrial organization, air transport economics, sustainability, and airline competition. I study how regulation, geopolitical shocks, and technological change shape airline behavior, market outcomes, and environmental performance.
What I’m Working On Now
Decarbonizing Air Transport: Insights from a Quasi-Experiment (World Bank Working Paper)
Evaluating the impact of carbon-reduction policies using quasi-experimental methods and BLP structural models.
Miles or Slots? Unpacking Market Power in the U.S. Airline Industry with a Structural Approach
BLP structural analysis of the drivers of market power at slot-constrained airports.
The Success of Gulf Carriers Explained: The Case of the Australia–UK Airway
Route-level study of network advantages and long-haul competitiveness.
Do Faster Turnaround Operations Reduce CO₂ Emissions? The Case of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Operational efficiency and environmental impacts.
Assessing the Understanding and Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): Comparison Between Japan & UK
Cross-country comparison of attitudes toward SAF and green aviation.
Selected Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Bontemps, C., Martini, G., & Porta, F. (2025). The Effects of LCCs Subsidies on the Tourism Industry. International Journal of Industrial Organization.
Buonanno, P., Porta, F., & Puca, M. (2025). Health Hazard Discrimination or Prejudice? A Field Experiment. Health Policy.
Porta, F. & Pantelaki, E. (2025). Low-cost carriers means low-cost tourists? Exploring the expenditure patterns beyond airline ticket prices. Tourism Economics.
Abrardi, L., Grinza, E., Manello, A., Porta, F. (2024). Work from Home Arrangements and Organizational Performance in Italian SMEs: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Empirical Economics.
Gualini, A., Martini, G. & Porta, F. (2023). Are Low Cost Carriers Airfares Still Lower? A Comparison with Full Service Carriers in Europe. Journal of the Air Transport Research Society (JATRS).
Martini, G., Porta, F. & Scotti, D. (2023). Persistent and transient productive efficiency in the African airline industry. Journal of Productivity Analysis (JPA).
Button, K., Porta, F. & Scotti, D. (2022). The role of strategic airline alliances in Africa. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy (JTEP).
Andreana, G., Gualini, A., Martini, G., Porta, F. & Scotti, D. (2021). The disruptive impact of COVID-19 on air transportation: An ITS econometric analysis. Research in Transportation Economics.
Antunes, A., Martini, G., Porta, F. & Scotti, D. (2020). Air connectivity and spatial effects: regional differences in Europe. Regional Studies.
Lo, P. L., Martini, G., Porta, F., & Scotti, D. (2020). The determinants of CO2 emissions of air transport passenger traffic: An analysis of Lombardy (Italy). Transport Policy.