Evaluating the potential impact of alternative airport pricing approaches on social welfare

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Lu, Ching Chyuan ^a   Pagliari, Romano I ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airport pricing approach; Dual till; Single till; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; METHODOLOGY; PRICE DYNAMICS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0347530152     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(03)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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