Endogenous Demand for Motorist Information

Richard H. M. Emmerink
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Richard H. M. Emmerink: Free University

Chapter 7 in Information and Pricing in Road Transportation, 1998, pp 111-127 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In Chapters 5 and 6, it was assumed that the number of informed and uninformed drivers is exogenously determined. It is more realistic to assume that there are costs associated with motorist information. Costs, which may, for instance, reflect the price of the necessary information technology equipment. In this manner, the choice of being informed is modelled endogenously in the present chapter. Hence, an actor in the present chapter does not only decide on whether or not to use the transport network, but also decides upon whether or not to buy the information on the traffic situation. Clearly, an actor will buy the information only if the private benefits of being informed at least exceed the private costs of doing so.

Keywords: Road Usage; Traffic Situation; Private Cost; Motorist Information; Total System Cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-72143-4_7

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