The impact of Integrated Tariff Systems on public transport demand: Evidence from Italy

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-127

  Abrate, Graziano ^a,c   Piacenza, Massimiliano ^b,c,d   Vannoni, Davide ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c HERMES   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demand function; Dynamic panel models; Public transit systems; Sustainable mobility; Tariff integration

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; ROAD PRICING; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL DEMAND; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 59549101114     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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