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On the social desirability of urban rail transit systems

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  • Winston, Clifford
  • Maheshri, Vikram

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Urban Economics.

Volume (Year): 62 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 (September)
Pages: 362-382

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Handle: RePEc:eee:juecon:v:62:y:2007:i:2:p:362-382
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