Optimal Two-Part Pricing and Capacity Allocation with Multiple User Classes and Elastic Arrivals at Constrained Transportation Facilities

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-454

  Holguín Veras, José ^a   Jara Díaz, Sergio ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Congestion pricing; Elastic arrivals; Intermodal transportation; Inverse elasticity rule; Optimal pricing; Price differentiation theory

Indexed keywords

CONGESTION PRICING; ELASTIC ARRIVALS; INVERSE ELASTICITY RULE; OPTIMAL PRICING; PRICE DIFFERENTIATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONS; INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; OPTIMIZATION;

COSTS;

EID: 78449258506     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-008-9075-6     Document Type: Article

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