Reconsidering the nature and effects of habits in urban transportation behavior

Journal of Institutional Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 399-426

  Brette, Olivier ^a   Buhler, Thomas ^b   Lazaric, Nathalie ^c   Marechal, Kevin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 84905566050     PISSN: 17441374     EISSN: 17441382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744137414000149     Document Type: Article

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