A portfolio choice model of the demand for recreational trips

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 30, Issue 5 PART B, 1996, Pages 325-337

  Tay, Richard ^a   McCarthy, Patrick S ^b   Fletcher, Jerald J ^c  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE MODEL; MODELLING APPROACH; RECREATIONAL DEMAND; RECREATIONAL FISHING; TRIP MAKING;

CALCULATIONS; COSTS; DECISION THEORY; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; WATER QUALITY;

DESTINATIONS; FISHING; PORTFOLIO CHOICE MODEL; RANDOM UTILITY MAXIMIZATION; RECREATIONAL TRIPS; TRAVEL MODE; TRIP DURATIONS; TRIP FREQUENCIES; TRIP TIMING;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0030302510     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-2615(96)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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