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Title: The impact of urban form on vehicle ownership

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 01651765

DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108763

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Abstract: Driving is the single biggest source of household carbon emissions, and land-use policies that encourage higher density are motivated in part by findings of lower vehicle ownership rates in compact areas. However, many previous estimates suffer from self-selection bias. Utilizing an indicator variable for the presence of same gender children in the household as an instrument for population density, I find a 10% increase in density causes a 0.012 decrease in the size of a household’s vehicle fleet, a reduction of about half a percentage point.

Url: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165176519303830

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Authors: Holian, Matthew J.

Periodical (Full): Economics Letters

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Volume: 186

Pages: 108763

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Other

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