Aversion, the value of information, and traffic equilibrium

Transportation Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-26

  De Palma, André ^a,b   Lindsey, Robin ^c   Picard, Nathalie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

Congestion; Information; Risk aversion; Route choice; Stochastic travel time

Indexed keywords

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC SIGNS; TRAVEL TIME; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS;

CONGESTION; INFORMATION; RISK AVERSION; ROUTE CHOICE; STOCHASTIC TRAVEL TIME;

ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84859750951     PISSN: 00411655     EISSN: 15265447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1110.0357     Document Type: Article

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