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Original Articles

Gap between Willingness‐to‐Pay (WTP) and Willingness‐to‐Accept (WTA) Measures of Value of Travel Time: Evidence from Norway and Sweden

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Pages 637-651 | Accepted 20 Feb 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2007

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