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Title: The Driving Culture of the U.S. Military

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: I investigate the US military's preference to drive to work. I use individual-level census data to show that the military is more likely to drive to work than non-military workers even after controlling for important socio-economic, demographic, family, immigration, and built environment variables. I rule out a number of military-specific incentives to drive such as discounted gasoline, free parking, and lack of walkability on bases. Also, I find that prior military members have a greater likelihood of driving to work than civilian workers after separating from the military, suggesting either a self-selection of auto-oriented individuals into the military or a "peer effect" whereby military individuals are conditioned to drive to work by the military lifestyle. I find evidence of the latter. Lastly, I suggest that this peer effect could have broader implications about the military's energy use in general.

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Authors: Morrison, Geoffrey M

Institution: University of California, Davis

Department: Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Pages: 41

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization

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