Responses to complex pricing signals: Theory, evidence and implications for road pricing

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 672-683

  Bonsall, Peter ^a   Shires, Jeremy ^a   Maule, John ^a   Matthews, Bryan ^a   Beale, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Heuristics; Pricing signals; Response; Road pricing

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEURISTIC METHODS; TOLL HIGHWAYS;

DISTANCE-BASED CHARGES; ROAD PRICING SCHEMES; TARIFF STRUCTURES;

TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; HEURISTICS; ROAD PRICING; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947366022     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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