| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP13859 |
| DP13859 Formative Experiences and the Price of Gasoline | |
| Christopher Severen; Arthur van Benthem | |
| 发表日期 | 2019-07-13 |
| 出版年 | 2019 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | An individual's initial experiences with a common good, such as gasoline, can shape their behavior for decades. We first show that the 1979 oil crisis had a persistent negative effect on the likelihood that individuals that came of driving age during this time drove to work in the year 2000 (i.e., in their mid 30s). The effect is stronger for those with lower incomes and those in cities. Combining data on many cohorts, we then show that large increases in gasoline prices between the ages of 15 and 18 significantly reduce both (i) the likelihood of driving a private automobile to work and (ii) total annual vehicle miles traveled later in life, while also increasing public transit use. Differences in driver license age requirements generate additional variation in the formative window. These effects cannot be explained by contemporaneous income and do not appear to be only due to increased costs from delayed driving skill acquisition. Instead, they seem to reflect the formation of preferences for driving or persistent changes in the perceived costs of driving. |
| 主题 | Public Economics |
| 关键词 | Formative experiences Preference persistence Path dependence Driving behavior Gasoline price |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp13859 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/542735 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Christopher Severen,Arthur van Benthem. DP13859 Formative Experiences and the Price of Gasoline. 2019. |
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