Travel mode choice and impact of fuel tax in Beijing

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 92-110

  Qin, Ping ^a   Zheng, Xinye ^a   Wang, Lanlan ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 84896507154     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X13000314     Document Type: Article

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