The Interpretation and Calculation of Gravity Model Zone-to-Zone Adjustment Factors

Bibliographic Data

ID4139519
AuthorsFrank J Cesario (Cornell University, corresponding author)
Year1974
Volume6
Issue3
Pages247-257
Publication date1974-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/a060247
OpenAlexW2088707297
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited6

Major unresolved questions surround the use of zone-to-zone adjustment factors in applications of the gravity model of trip distribution. Specifically, neither an unambiguous interpretation of these factors nor a systematic, efficient method for calculating them is available. The material in this paper represents an attempt at resolving these fundamental issues. A new interpretation of origin and destination effects on tripmaking is provided, after which two computational algorithms for estimating these effects from observed aggregate trip-distribution data are developed. Two examples illustrating the use of the recommended procedures are provided

Algorithm · Econometrics · Economics · Gravity model of trade · Mathematical analysis · Operations research · Trip distribution · Computer Science · Materials Science · Mathematics · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Geology

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