Cycling on the extensive and intensive margin: The role of paths and prices

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dc.contributor.authorFrondel, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorVance, Colin
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-16T07:24:56Z
dc.date.available2016-08-16T07:24:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractDrawing on a panel of German survey data spanning 1997-2013, this paper identifies the correlates of non-recreational bicycling, focusing specifically on the roles of bicycle paths and fuel prices. Our approach conceptualizes ridership as a two stage decision process comprising the discrete choice of whether to use the bike (i.e. the intensive margin) and the continuous choice of how far to ride (i.e. the extensive margin). To the extent that these two choices are related and, moreover, potentially influenced by factors unobservable to the researcher, we explore alternative estimators using two-stage censored regression techniques to assess whether the results are subject to biases from sample selectivity. A key finding is that while higher fuel costs are associated with an increased probability of undertaking non-recreational bike trips, this effect is predicated on residence in an urbanized region. We also find evidence for a positive association with the extent of bike paths, both in increasing the probability of non-recreational bike travel as well as the distance traveled.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/35179
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-17226
dc.language.isoende
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiscussion Paper / SFB823;44, 2016en
dc.subjectbicycle pathsen
dc.subjectnon-recreational cyclingen
dc.subjectfuel pricesen
dc.subject.ddc310
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.titleCycling on the extensive and intensive margin: The role of paths and pricesen
dc.typeTextde
dc.type.publicationtypeworkingPaperde
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