Jiménez González, Juan LuisValido Quintana, JorgeMorán, Naykel2020-02-222020-02-222018Jiménez, J. L., Valido, J., & Morán, N. (2018). Do maritime passengers’ subsidies in Europe affect prices? Maritime Policy and Management, 45(7), 911–923. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2018.14415580308-8839http://hdl.handle.net/11268/8644Some European governments subsidize their residents when they travel at sea. This paper seeks to analyze the impact on prices of maritime passengers’ subsidies in Europe. Following a review of the scarce academic literature on this topic and the subsidy scheme in Europe, a sample of firms’ prices and other characteristics of 40 European routes for 2016 are analyzed. Both an estimation of a price equation and a matching approach are applied and reach the same conclusion: prices per kilometer are around 40 per cent higher on those subsidized routes due to subsidies. This outcome reduces the potential subsidy gain to consumers.engjournal article10.1080/03088839.2018.1441558restricted accessTransportes marítimosSubvenciones públicasEuropaTransporte marítimoSubvenciónEuropa