Capacity cost structure, welfare and cost recovery: Are transport infrastructures with high fixed costs a handicap?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0191-2615
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2008.10.005