Cost benefit analysis of a transport improvement in the case of search unemployment

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-42

  Pilegaard, Ninette ^a   Fosgerau, Mogens ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; JOB SEARCH; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 38949088628     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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