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Prospects for United Airlines
February 6, 2003

United Airlines faces an uncertain future as it grapples with bankruptcy, labor disputes, and a slumping economy. What factors contributed to the decline of the nation's second-largest airline and how will its troubles affect the rest of the industry? Leading economists and industry experts met to address these questions at an event co-hosted by Chicago GSB and the University of Chicago Law School.

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WELCOME
Edward A. Snyder
Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Economics, Chicago GSB

MODERATOR
Saul Levmore
Dean and William B. Graham Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School

PARTICIPANTS
Steven G. Rothmeier
Chairman and CEO, Great Northern Capital
Former Chairman and CEO of Northwest Airlines
» Listen to remarks (8:13)

Dennis W. Carlton
Professor of Economics, Chicago GSB
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Douglas G. Baird
Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School
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QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION
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