Hypercongestion in downtown metropolis

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-134

  Fosgerau, Mogens ^a,b   Small, Kenneth A ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Centre for Transport Studies   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestion; Hypercongestion; Road pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877925885     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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