Optimal bus subsidy and cross subsidy with a logit choice model

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-350

  Tisato, Peter ^a,b  

^a Department of Transport ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; LOGIT ANALYSIS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 0032438890     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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