Between-mode-differences in the value of travel time: Self-selection or strategic behaviour?

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 370-381

  Fosgerau, Mogens ^a,b   Hjorth, Katrine ^a,c   Lyk Jensen, Stéphanie Vincent ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Discrete choice model; Self selection; Stated preference data; Transport modes; Value of travel time

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; TRAVEL TIME;

DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; SELF-SELECTION; STATED PREFERENCE SURVEYS; STATED PREFERENCES; TRANSPORT MODES;

TRANSPORTATION;

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 77955049995     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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