The principal-agent problem and transport energy use: Case study of company lease cars in the Netherlands

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3745-3753

  Graus, Wina ^a   Worrell, Ernst ^a,b  

^a ECORYS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrier; Energy efficiency; Transport

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; AUTOMOBILES; DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; PASSENGER CARS;

BARRIER; NETHERLANDS; TRANSPORT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CAR USE; DECISION MAKING; DIESEL ENGINE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; TRAVEL TIME;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51549085415     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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