Induced motor vehicle travel from improved fuel efficiency and road expansion

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 7257-7264

  Su, Qing ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel efficiency; Induced motor vehicle travel; System dynamic panel data approach

Indexed keywords

FUEL COST; FUEL EFFICIENCY; INDUCED MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL; MOTOR VEHICLE; PANEL DATA; PER CAPITA; REBOUND EFFECT; ROAD CAPACITY; ROAD NETWORK; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

EFFICIENCY; FUELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 80054848062     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.047     Document Type: Article

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