Moral hazard in traffic games

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-68

  Pedersen, Pål Andreas ^a  

^a Bodø School of Business   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; PLANNING METHOD; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 0037257052     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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