Gas prices, traffic, and freeway speeds in Los Angeles

Using detailed data on traffic speeds for 12 Los Angeles freeway routes from 2001 to 2006, we investigate aggregate behavioral response to gasoline prices. If traffic is free flowing, drivers should slow to more fuel-efficient speeds as the price of gasoline rises. However, we find little evidence t...

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Published in:The review of economics and statistics 2009-08, Vol.XCI (3), p.652-655
Main Authors: Burger, Nicholas E, Kaffine, Daniel T
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Energy prices
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Motorways
Petrol
Road transport
Traffic
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Urban transport
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