Charlene Rohr
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Education
Overview
Biography
Charlene Rohr directs RAND Europe's research in choice modelling and valuation. Her main area areas of interest are estimation of discrete choice models using revealed preference (RP) and stated preference (SP) data sources. She has been involved in developing transport demand forecasting models for in Scandinavia, Europe, Australia, and the UK and has contributed to the design and analysis of stated preference surveys in transport, health, and communication sectors. Rohr received her B.Sc. in civil engineering and her M.Sc. in transportation engineering from the University of Alberta.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Travel demand study to quantify demand for long-distance travel to examine key transport policies, including appraisal of high-speed rail, national road pricing, and motorway and airport expansion
- Travel demand study to examine whether new roads generate traffic
- Stated preference study to examine customers' willingness to pay for improved electricity distribution services
- Stated preference study to quantify the value of postal delivery services
Selected Publications
Peter Burge et al., London Patient Choice Project Evaluation: A Model of Patients' Choices of Hospital from Stated and Revealed Preference Choice Data, RAND Corporation (TR-230), 2005
Charlene Rohr et al., Modelling Time Period Choice: Experience from the UK and the Netherlands, Proceedings of European Transport Conference, Strasbourg, 2005
Andrew Daly and Charlene Rohr, in T. Garling et al., eds., Forecasting Demand for New Travel Alternatives, Pergamon, 1998
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