Nonlinear pricing on private roads with congestion and toll collection costs

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-40

  Wang, Judith Y T ^a   Lindsey, Robin ^b   Yang, Hai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Congestion pricing; Private roads; Toll collection costs; Two part pricing

Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY; ROADS AND STREETS; TOLL COLLECTION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

CONGESTION PRICING; NON-LINEAR PRICING; PRICE DISCRIMINATION; PRIVATE ROADS; PROFIT MAXIMIZATION; ROAD PRICING; TWO-PART PRICING; TWO-PART TARIFF;

COSTS;

NONLINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 78149499272     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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