Generalized behavioral framework for choice models of social influence: Behavioral and data concerns in travel behavior

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 137-150

  Maness, Michael ^a   Cirillo, Cinzia ^a   Dugundji, Elenna R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discrete choice; Network effects; Social interactions; Social networks; Travel demand

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODEL TEST; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 84931266755     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.06.005     Document Type: Article

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