Information effects in transport with stochastic capacity and uncertainty costs

International Economic Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-110

  Emmerink, Richard H M ^a   Verhoef, Erik T ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^a   Rietveld, Piet ^a  

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EID: 0040676735     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2527232     Document Type: Article

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