Using prospect theory to investigate the low marginal value of travel time for small time changes

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 917-932

  Hjorth, Katrine ^a,b   Fosgerau, Mogens ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Centre for Transport Studies   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Prospect theory; Small time savings; Stated preference data; Value of travel time

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION;

COMMON FINDINGS; ECONOMIC THEORIES; MARGINAL VALUES; PROSPECT THEORY; SMALL TIME SAVINGS; STATED PREFERENCES; STATED-PREFERENCE STUDIES; VALUE FUNCTIONS;

TRAVEL TIME;

THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 84864473985     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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