Cost recovery from congestion tolls with random capacity and demand

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-24

  Lindsey, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 67349176040     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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