A joint model for mode choice and escort decisions of school trips

Transportmetrica A: Transport Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 270-289

  Ermagun, Alireza ^a   Hossein Rashidi, Taha ^b   Samimi, Amir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

copula formulation; escort behaviour; mode choice; nested logit; school trips

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; STUDENTS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

COPULA FORMULATION; ESCORT BEHAVIOUR; MODE CHOICE; NESTED LOGIT; SCHOOL TRIPS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84924228745     PISSN: 23249935     EISSN: 23249943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23249935.2014.968654     Document Type: Article

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