On the depreciation of automobiles: An international comparison

Transportation

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-408

  Storchmann, Karl ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Depreciation; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL STOCKS; DEPRICIATION PATTERNS; DEPRICIATION RATES; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS;

DEPRECIATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVENTORY CONTROL; PUBLIC POLICY;

AUTOMOBILES;

CAR OWNERSHIP; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PRICE DETERMINATION;

EID: 4344655868     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PORT.0000037087.10954.72     Document Type: Article

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