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来源类型 | Working Paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
Lose Some, Save Some: Obesity, Automobile Demand, and Gasoline Consumption in the U.S. | |
Shanjun Li; Yanyan Liu; Junjie Zhang | |
发表日期 | 2009-08-31 |
出版年 | 2009 |
页码 | DP 09-34 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | This paper examines the unexplored link between the prevalence of overweight and obesity and vehicle demand in the United States. Exploring annual sales data of new passenger vehicles at the model level in 48 U.S. counties from 1999 to 2005, we find that a 10 percentage point increase in the rate of overweight and obesity reduces the average MPG of new vehicles demanded by 2.5 percent: an effect that requires a 30 cent increase in gasoline prices to counteract. Our findings suggest that policies to reduce overweight and obesity can have additional benefits for energy security and the environment. |
主题 | Transportation ; Energy and Electricity ; Environmental Economics Topics |
子主题 | Vehicle Pollution |
URL | http://www.rff.org/research/publications/lose-some-save-some-obesity-automobile-demand-and-gasoline-consumption-us |
来源智库 | Resources for the Future (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/41014 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Shanjun Li,Yanyan Liu,Junjie Zhang. Lose Some, Save Some: Obesity, Automobile Demand, and Gasoline Consumption in the U.S.. 2009. |
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