Econometric models of road use, accidents, and road investment decisions. Volume 1 : introductory overview, the barely revealed preference behind road investment priorities (essay 1), measuring the contribution of randomness, exposure, weather, and daylight to the variation in road accident counts (essay 2)

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Econometric models of road use, accidents, and road investment decisions. Volume 1 : introductory overview, the barely revealed preference behind road investment priorities (essay 1), measuring the contribution of randomness, exposure, weather, and daylight to the variation in road accident counts (essay 2)

1999-11-01
By Fridstrom, L.

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English ; Norwegian

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Creators:

Fridstrom, L.
Corporate Contributors:

Norway. Transportøkonomisk institutt (Institute of Transport Economics)
Subject/TRT Terms:

Accidents Automobile Ownership Benefit Cost Analysis Crash Analysis Denmark Econometric Models Economic Analysis Finland Foreign Technology Fuel Consumption Highway Safety Highway Transportation Highway Usage Infrastructure Investments Norway Sweden Theses Time Series Traffic Crashes
Publication/ Report Number:

TOI-456/1999
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

Denmark ; Finland ; Norway ; Sweden
Corporate Publisher:

Norway. Transportøkonomisk institutt (Institute of Transport Economics)
Abstract:

This volume contains the forst part of the author's PhD dissertation, and includes an introductory overview as well as two essays. The first essay entitled "The barely revealed preference behind road investment priorities," co-authored by Rune Elvik, and reprinted from Public Choice 91:145-168 (1997) - uses rank order logit analysis in an attempt to explain the priorities set by the regional Norwegian road administrations. The second essay entitled "Measuring the contribution of randomness, exposure, weather, and daylight to the variation in road accident counts", coauthored by Jan Ifver, Siv Ingebrigtsen, Risto Kulmala, and Lars Krogsgar Thomsen, and reprinted from Accident Analysis and Prevention 27:1-20 (1995) -applies generalized Poisson regression analysis to pooled cross-section/time-series data covering all provinces of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The third and last essay is printed in a separate Volume 2 (TOI report 457/1999).
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PDF
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:ff9afe288f2e934a6798d12ad8e856d8d510d7d5548b76d044e4dadcf17f3753
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15486/dot_15486_DS1.pdf
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English ; Norwegian

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