Determinants of the property damage costs of tanker accidents

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 413-426

  Talley, Wayne K ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Property damage costs; Tanker accidents; Tobit estimation

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SPILLS;

PROPERTY DAMAGE COSTS; TOBIT ESTIMATION;

OIL TANKERS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OIL SPILL; SHIPPING;

EID: 0032706969     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9209(99)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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