ITLS Working Papers 2013: Recent submissions
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Estimation of stochastic scale with best-worst data
Published 2013-07-01Recently there has been a steady stream of literature advocating the best-worst response mechanism, where respondents are asked to sequentially choose the best and worst alternatives in a choice set, resulting in a partial ...Working Paper -
An empirical assessment of the feasibility of battery electric vehicles for day-to-day driving
Published 2013-08-01Driven by sustainability objectives, Australia like many nations in the developed world, is considering the option of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as an alternative to conventional internal combustion engine vehicles ...Working Paper -
Contractual approach to optimising risk sharing: A quantitative study of the multidimensional nature of risk in private provision of road infrastructure
Published 2013-04-01In 2009 and 2010, we conducted an international survey to identify the extent to which risk-sharing in tollroad projects procured under the public-private-partnership (PPP) method and the structures of PPP concession ...Working Paper -
Direct and cross elasticities for freight distribution access charges
Published 2013-02-01The interest in reform of road user charges for freight distribution in many countries continues unabated, linked to a desire to improve economic efficiency as well as recognition of the declining revenue base from traditional ...Working Paper -
Accounting for travel time variability in the optimal pricing of cars and buses
Published 2013-03-01This paper addresses the problem of optimal pricing of both cars and buses in a multimodal transport corridor including externalities of congestion, bus crowding and travel time variability. A social welfare maximisation ...Working Paper