Economics at the Wheel the Costs of Cars and Drivers
- List Price: $35.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Academic Pr
- Publish date: 05/01/1999
Description:
With accessible, non-technical language, this book introduces how to think about cars using economic principles. While discussing cars and advocating increased gasoline taxes, it summarizes a vast literature about America's favorite form of transportation.
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The audience includes readers who have no formal background in economics or who have taken an introduction to microeconomics course. For the former reader, the author will describe some microeconomics concepts and terms; for the latter, he will concentrate on applications of those tools to a familiar subject, automobiles. The book will be of use in courses on urban economics, transportation economics, and economic policy. The book will also be of use to readers working in transportation engineering, public policy, and environmental studies.
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