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Recent developments in discrete choice modelling have enabled the specification of models that can accomodate inter-alternative correlation and inter-agent taste heterogeneity. Nevertheless, to date, these two phenomena tend to have been addressed independ ...
Recent developments in discrete choice modelling have enabled the specification of models that can accomodate inter-alternative correlation and inter-agent taste heterogeneity. Nevertheless, to date, these two phenomena tend to have been addressed independ ...
