Embedding risk attitudes in a scheduling model: Application to the study of commuting departure time

Transportation Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 170-188

  Li, Zheng ^a   Tirachini, Alejandro ^a   Hensher, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commuter car travel; Departure time; Mixed multinomial logit; Nonlinear scheduling model; Risk attitude; Travel time variability; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; RISK PERCEPTION; SCHEDULING; TRANSPORTATION;

COMMUTER CAR TRAVEL; DEPARTURE TIME; MULTINOMIAL LOGIT; RISK ATTITUDE; SCHEDULING MODELS; TRAVEL TIME VARIABILITIES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 84861837033     PISSN: 00411655     EISSN: 15265447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1110.0389     Document Type: Article

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