Bounding the efficiency of road pricing

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-108

  Yang, Hai ^a   Xu, Wei ^a   Heydecker, Benjamin ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congestion pricing; Inefficiency; Nash game; Traffic equilibria

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

CONGESTION PRICING; GENERAL NETWORKS; INEFFICIENCY; MARGINAL-COST PRICING; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NASH GAMES; PRICING SCHEME; ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIUM; TRAVEL DEMAND;

COSTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; GAME THEORY; METHODOLOGY; ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 74249088461     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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