How effective are policies to reduce gasoline consumption? Evaluating a set of measures in Spain

Energy Economics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-42

  Asensio, Javier ^a,b   Gómez Lobo, Andrés ^c   Matas, Anna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Facultat d Economia i Empresa   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cross elasticities; Fuel consumption; Speed limit reduction; Transport policies

Indexed keywords

CROSS-ELASTICITIES; CROSS-PRICE ELASTICITY; DEMAND FOR GASOLINES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION; TRANSPORT POLICY; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

BIOFUELS; ELASTICITY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MASS TRANSPORTATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

GASOLINE;

BIOFUEL; COMMUTING; FUEL CONSUMPTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOTORWAY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

SPAIN;

EID: 84890826448     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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