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Using census aggregates to proxy for household characteristics: an application to vehicle ownership

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  • Jeffrey Williams

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  • Michael Adjemian & Jeffrey Williams, 2009. "Using census aggregates to proxy for household characteristics: an application to vehicle ownership," Transportation, Springer, vol. 36(2), pages 223-241, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:transp:v:36:y:2009:i:2:p:223-241
    DOI: 10.1007/s11116-009-9191-2
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    1. Frank Goetzke & Rachel Weinberger, 2012. "Separating Contextual from Endogenous Effects in Automobile Ownership Models," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 44(5), pages 1032-1046, May.
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    3. Adjemian, Michael K. & Cynthia Lin, C.-Y. & Williams, Jeffrey, 2010. "Estimating spatial interdependence in automobile type choice with survey data," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 44(9), pages 661-675, November.

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