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Information policy in road transport with elastic demand: Some welfare economic considerations

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  • Emmerink, Richard H. M.
  • Verhoef, Erik T.
  • Nijkamp, Peter
  • Rietveld, Piet

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  • Emmerink, Richard H. M. & Verhoef, Erik T. & Nijkamp, Peter & Rietveld, Piet, 1998. "Information policy in road transport with elastic demand: Some welfare economic considerations," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 71-95, January.
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