The effect of the price of gasoline on the urban economy: From route choice to general equilibrium

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 855-873

  Anas, Alex ^a   Hiramatsu, Tomoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gasoline price; Travel; Urban structure

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; COSTS; ELASTICITY;

BUILDING STOCKS; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; FUEL INTENSITIES; GASOLINE DEMAND; GASOLINE PRICES; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; TRAVEL; URBAN STRUCTURE;

GASOLINE;

CAR USE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GAS SUPPLY; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 84860185513     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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