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Filtering by: Subject Motor vehicle driving -- Economic aspects -- United States

The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

Creator:

Eckstein, Nathan

Abstract:

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. have exhibited an upward trend over time similar to that observed for GDP and personal income. While conventional wisdom suggests that economic growth leads to more driving and thus higher VMT, it is theoretically possible that the causation could also be the other...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis