Transport externalities and optimal pricing and supply decisions in urban transportation: A simulation analysis for Belgium

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-197

  De Borger, Bruno ^a   Wouters, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Externalities; Optimal pricing; Public transport supply

Indexed keywords

OPTIMAL PRICING; TRANSPORT ECONOMICS; TRANSPORT SUPPLY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0031869225     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(97)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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