形成经验和汽油价格

IF 5.5 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

American Economic Journal-Applied Economics Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1257/app.20200407

Christopher Severen,Arthur A. Van Benthem

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摘要

形成性经历会在几十年内塑造行为。我们记录了在20世纪70年代石油危机期间达到驾车年龄的人的一个显著特征——他们在2000年开车的次数减少了。这种影响并不局限于这些人群;不同时期和不同州的汽油价格变化表明，15-18岁年龄段的汽油价格变化通常会改变以后的出行行为。这种影响不能用经济衰退、收入或昂贵的技能习得来解释，也与近因偏见、心理可塑性和标准习惯形成模型不一致。相反，它们可能反映了驾驶偏好的形成或感知成本的持续变化。(jel d12, d91, l71, q35, r41)

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Formative Experiences and the Price of Gasoline

Formative experiences shape behavior for decades. We document a striking feature about those who came of driving age during the oil crises of the 1970s—they drive less in the year 2000. The effect is not specific to these cohorts; price variation over time and across states indicates that gasoline price changes between ages 15–18 generally shift later-life travel behavior. Effects are not explained by recessions, income, or costly skill acquisition and are inconsistent with recency bias, mental plasticity, and standard habit-formation models. Instead, they likely reflect formation of preferences for driving or persistent changes in its perceived cost. (JEL D12, D91, L71, Q35, R41)

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American Economic Journal-Applied Economics ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

1.60%

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期刊介绍： American Economic Journal: Applied Economics publishes papers covering a range of topics in applied economics, with a focus on empirical microeconomic issues. In particular, we welcome papers on labor economics, development microeconomics, health, education, demography, empirical corporate finance, empirical studies of trade, and empirical behavioral economics.