Price and income elasticities of demand for passenger transport fuels in Spain. Implications for public policies

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3898-3909

  Romero Jordán, Desiderio ^a   del Río, Pablo ^b   Jorge García, Marta ^c   Burguillo, Mercedes ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Institute of Public Goods and Policies   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

AIDS model; Fuel; Transport

Indexed keywords

AIDS MODEL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FUEL TAX; GHG EMISSION; INCOME ELASTICITIES; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; MODAL SHIFTS; PASSENGER TRANSPORT; PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; PRICE ELASTICITY; PRICE-ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; PRIVATE TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT ACTIVITY; TRANSPORT FUEL;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY POLICY; FUELS;

TRANSPORTATION;

CARBON EMISSION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY USE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

SPAIN;

EID: 77952790047     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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