Price versus Commitment: Managing the demand for off-peak train tickets in a field experiment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2023.103691
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Keywords
Field experiments; Public transport; Trains; Dynamic pricing; Peak pricing; Switzerland;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation
- R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
- L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
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