A STRUCTURAL MODEL OF THE USE OF AUTOMOBILES BY HOUSEHOLDS: A CASE STUDY OF URBAN AUSTRALIA

Central to the development of transport energy plans are predictions of automobile use. Together with a knowledge of the fuel efficiency of the vehicle fleet, usage acts interdependently to determine the amount of fuel consumed. This paper develops an econometric model system at the household level which treats vehicle use, fuel cost, and vehicle fuel efficiency as functionally interdependent. The data are drawn from wave 1 of a 4-wave panel of Sydney households. The empirical evidence provides new insights into the influences on vehicle use and sets the context for continuing research efforts. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Taylor & Francis

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  Abingdon,   United Kingdom  OX14 4RN
• Authors:
  • Hensher, D A
  • Smith, N C
• Publication Date: 1986-1

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 87-111
• Serial:
  • Transport Reviews
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISSN: 0144-1647
  • EISSN: 1464-5327
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ttrv20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Costs; Econometric models; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Households; Mathematical models
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fuel costs
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 1243: Car; 285: Demand (econ); 232: Fuel consumption; 309: Household; 6473: Mathematical model; 221: Operating costs; 746: Private transport; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00466068
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1988 12:00AM