Modeling the Behavior of Traffic Information Providers
Two models are used to represent the locational behavior of traffic information providers. The characteristics which make traffic information unique as a service good are discussed and exploited in the models to show how the behavior of information providers might differ from that of firms in a traditional market. Questions are addressed regarding the clustering of competing providers and the efficiency of the resulting output. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the study of the economics of the traffic information industry and of the role of public financing versus private competition.
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Corporate Authors:
University of California, Berkeley
California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
Richmond, CA United States 94804-4648California Department of Transportation
Division of Research, Innovation and System Information
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Authors:
- Malchow, Matthew
- Kanafani, Adib
- Varaiya, Pravin
- Publication Date: 1997-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
- Pagination: 25p
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Serial:
- PATH Working Paper
- Publisher: University of California, Irvine
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Competition; Driver information systems; Marketing; Mathematical models; Private enterprise
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; I70: Traffic and Transport; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01584248
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PWP-97-5
- Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Dec 29 2015 9:54AM