The fundamental law of road congestion: Evidence from US cities

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2616-2652

  Duranton, Gilles ^a,b,c   Turner, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054962456     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.6.2616     Document Type: Article

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