Do smart growth strategies have a role in curbing vehicle miles traveled? A further assessment using household level survey data

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Chattopadhyay, Sudip ^a   Taylor, Emily ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical choice theory; Land use policies; Multicollinearity; Self selection; Structural equations model; Three stage least squares; Transportation demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908152110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1935-1682.3224     Document Type: Conference Paper

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