Rising Incomes, Transport Demand, and Sector Decarbonization
As income increases, people become more mobile and spend more on carbon-intensive transport goods and services. This paper estimates income elasticities of transport consumption using household survey data for 18 countries, which are then used to s...
Main Author: | Lebrand, Mathilde |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099901304192236433/IDU0d366435d0a79404645080fe01146ee8b1853 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37330 |
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