Inter-urban rail demand, elasticities and competition in Great Britain: Evidence from direct demand models

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-28

  Wardman, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; DEMAND ELASTICITIES; DEMAND FORECAST; DEMAND MODELLING; FORECASTING PROCEDURES; GREAT BRITAIN; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; URBAN TRAVELS;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 0002637982     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(97)83195-X     Document Type: Article

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