How important are household demographic characteristics to explain private car use patterns? A multilevel approach to Austrian data

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Econometric Analysis in Poverty Research

“…Finally, the decomposition allows to draw conclusions on the explanatory power of the used covariates with respect to the variation on the different levels (see Borgoni et al (2002)). For instance, we can answer the question whether the observed spatial pattern in income levels can rather be explained by differences in regional variables, like geographic traits, by differences in community characteristics like access to certain public goods or rather by differences in household characteristics, like household size and education.…”

Diversidad Regional en España del Uso del Coche para Ir a Trabajar: ¿Diferencias de Comportamiento o de Composición?

“…Las variables sociodemográficas son el principal motor de las diferencias a escala individual (Borgoni et al, 2002). La edad de la persona es un factor clave que explica la heterogeneidad interna en las poblaciones en el uso del vehículo privado (Kuhminhof et al 2013) y por eso normalmente el análisis empírico del comportamiento de movilidad contempla esta variable.…”

“…Un mayor nivel educativo y de ingresos han favorecido tradicionalmente el uso del vehículo privado (Borgoni et al, 2002). En esta misma línea, relacionada con la capacidad económica de los hogares, los inmigrantes presentan un menor uso del coche (Tal, Handy, 2010).…”

Fuel Tourism in Dutch Border Regions: Are Only Salient Price Differentials Relevant?

“…See for example Kuhnimhof, T., J. Armoogum, R. Buehler, J. Dargay, J.M. Denstadli and T. Yamamoto(2012)who show that daily mileage of females is lower than that of males in six industrialised countries.11 Borgoni, Ewert and Fürnkranz-Prskawetz (2002) find a negative relation between age and car use.…”