Cost-benefit analysis according to Sen: An application in the evaluation of transport infrastructures in France

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 707-719

  Hyard, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Amartya Sen; Cost benefit analysis; Transportation investment; Welfare economics

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

AMARTYA SEN; SOCIOECONOMIC EVALUATION; TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

FRANCE;

EID: 84857134033     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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