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Modeling Location Decisions of Office Firms: Introducing Anchor Points and Constructing Choice Sets in the Model System

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01124530

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Abstract:

Firm location models constitute a significant element of integrated land use and transportation models because the behavior of individuals and households is influenced by employment location. This paper examines office firm location models, both for new and relocating firms, to identify ways to improve their estimation and application. The results of the paper suggest that introduction of anchor points, such as the firm current location and the owner household location, significantly improve the estimation of office location models. A generation procedure for choice sets is then shown to improve the model’s ability to replicate the decision behavior of office firms and thus provides a way to increase efficiency in the application of the model.

Monograph Accession #:

01147880

Report/Paper Numbers:

09-1571

Language:

English

Authors:

Elgar, Ilan
Farooq, Bilal
Miller, Eric J

Pagination:

pp 56-63

Publication Date:

2009

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2133
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309142748

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (31) ; Tables (2)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 30 2009 5:48PM

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