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An Agent-Based Approach to Travel Demand Modeling: An Exploratory Analysis
Zhang, Lei; Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2004
The paper develops an agent-based travel demand model. In this model, travel demands emerge from the interactions of three types of agents in the transportation system: node, arc and traveler. Simple local rules of agent behaviors are shown to be capable of efficiently solving complicated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005748002
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A Monopolistic Market for Advanced Traveller Information Systems and Road Use Efficiency
Zhang, Rong; Verhoef, Erik T. - 2004
advanced traveller information systems (ATIS). We examine the properties of the information market, and in particular, the … relationship between monopoly information pricing and road system efficiency. From model experiments, we find that increasing … information penetration will lead to negative external effects for the already informed drivers. Furthermore, monopoly information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325554
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A monopolistic market for advanced traveller information systems and road use efficiency
Zhang, Rong; Verhoef, Erik T. - 2004
advanced traveller information systems (ATIS). We examine the properties of the information market, and in particular, the … relationship between monopoly information pricing and road system efficiency. From model experiments, we find that increasing … information penetration will lead to negative external effects for the already informed drivers. Furthermore, monopoly information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334850
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Heuristics and Biases in Travel Mode Choice
Innocenti, Alessandro; Latturolo, Patrizia; Pazienza, … - Società Italiana di Economia dei Trasporti e della … - 2009
congestion. Subjects receive feedback information on the actual travel times of both modes. We find that individuals exhibit a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320595
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Heuristics and Biases in Travel Mode Choice
Innocenti, Alessandro; Lattarulo, Patrizia; Pazienza, … - Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Finanza e Sviluppo … - 2009
congestion. Subjects receive feedback information on the actual travel times of both modes. We find that individuals exhibit a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558959
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Policies for inclusive urbanisation in China
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - 2013
Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231018
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Housing Markets and Automobile Policy
Lu, Xueying - 2018
To alleviate air pollution and traffic congestion, cities around the world are beginning to implement automobile policies to restrict car use or car ownership. However, there is little empirical evidence on possible indirect impacts of these policies in connected markets. This paper investigates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906924
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Policies for Inclusive Urbanisation in China
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276950
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Equity Effects of Road Pricing, A Review
Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2009
Are road pricing strategies regressive or progressive? This is a question that has been confronting researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers who seek to implement new mechanisms to raise funds for transportation while simultaneously managing demand. The theoretical literature is mixed, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025585
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I-35W Bridge Collapse: Travel Impacts and Adjustment Strategies
Tilahun, Nebiyou; Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2008
On August 1st, 2007, the I-35W bridge crossing the Mississippi river fell into the Mississippi river. In addition to the human tragedy that it caused, the bridge failure also impacted how people moved in the area. The bridge carried 140,000 cars daily. As such it required a significant amount of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009209893