The impact of residential density on vehicle usage and fuel consumption: Evidence from national samples

Energy Economics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-206

  Kim, Jinwon ^a   Brownstone, David ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Household vehicle choice; Residential density; Simultaneous equations systems

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASURES; ESTIMATION RESULTS; FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES; NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS; RESIDENTIAL DENSITY; SELF-SELECTION BIAS; SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS; VEHICLE CHOICE;

HOUSING;

VEHICLES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

EID: 84881096101     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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