On the optimal fare policies in urban transportation

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 423-435

  Pedersen, Pål Andreas ^a  

^a Bodø School of Business   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PUBLIC POLICY; VEHICLES;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

TRANSPORTATION;

POLICY STRATEGY; PRICE DETERMINATION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0037409343     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-2615(02)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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