Travel time variability and rational inattention

Mogens Fosgerau, Gege Jiang

    Abstract

    This paper sets up a rational inattention model for the choice of departure time for a traveler facing random travel time. The traveler chooses how much information to acquire about the travel time out-come before choosing departure time. This reduces the cost of travel time variability compared to models in which the information is exogenously fixed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages25
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    SeriesUniversity of Copenhagen. Institute of Economics. Discussion Papers (Online)
    Number17-21
    ISSN1601-2461

    Keywords

    • Faculty of Social Sciences
    • rational inattention
    • random travel time variability
    • value of reliability
    • discrete choice
    • D1
    • D8
    • R4

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