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Trans. Planning Journal
| Title | An Application of Discrete/Continuous Modeling Framework on Households’ Car/Motorbike Demand Models in Taichung |
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| Author | Rong-Chang Jou, Chih-Cheng Chen |
| Summary | Over the past decades there has been extensive investigation of the decision on car ownership and use. However, the decision on car/motorbike ownership and use has not been explored adequately. Without considering joint household decision on car/motorbike ownership and use, a study can be inadequate and less realistic since there is a great amount of motorbike users in Taiwan. The developed model in this research takes both cars and motorbikes into account and is explicitly based on the framework of discrete/continuous econometrics, in which the vehicle ownership choice decision, the motorbike use, and the car use are three submodels. The estimation results indicate that the framework developed in this study is suitable and adequate for the joint household decision on car/motorbike ownership and use. The policy analysis also indicates that variable costs have more effects on reducing vehicle use. It is therefore a good direction for authorities to consider adopting such strategies to reduce vehicle use. |
| Vol. | 32 |
| No. | 2 |
| Page | 319 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Month | 6 |
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