The price of energy efficiency in the Spanish car market

Transport Policy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 272-282

  Galarraga, Ibon ^a,b,d   Ramos, Ana ^c,d   Lucas, Josu ^a   Labandeira, Xavier ^c,d  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^d Economics for Energy ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Energy; Hedonic methods; Spain; Transport

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84908457653     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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