Reflections on the economics of traffic congestion

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-110

  Thomson, J Michael ^a  

^a Transp Plan Economics and Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORT PLANNING; TRANSPORT POLICY;

EID: 0031775582     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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