Economic fundamentals of road pricing: A diagrammatic analysis, part II—relaxation of assumptions

Transportmetrica

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-149

  Hau, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Congestion charging; Congestion tolling; Diagrammatic analysis; Highway investment; Road pricing; Transportation economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009648624     PISSN: 18128602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18128600508685643     Document Type: Article

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