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Arnott, R., Kraus, M. (2003). Principles of Transport Economics. In: Hall, R.W. (eds) Handbook of Transportation Science. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 56. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48058-1_18

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