Changing North American vehicle-travel price sensitivities: Implications for transport and energy policy

Transport Policy

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-10

  Litman, Todd ^a  

^a Victoria Transport Policy Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elasticities; Emissions; Energy; Pricing; Rebound effects

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PARKING; PRICE DYNAMICS; ROAD PRICING; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878665184     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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