Policy effects on decisions under uncertain conditions: Simulation with mixed logit models of toll expressway use

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2076, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Senbil, Metin ^a,b   Kitamura, Ryuichi ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

% REDUCTIONS; DEPARTURE TIME CHOICE; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MARKET SEGMENT; MIXED LOGIT MODELS; POLICY EFFECTS; PUBLIC TRANSIT; ROUTE CHOICE; SURFACE STREETS; UNCERTAIN CONDITION;

EID: 61349199538     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2076-01     Document Type: Article

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