Demand for new car fuel economy in the UK, 1970-2005

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-83

  Bonilla, David ^a,c   Foxon, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60449083562     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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