NTL Record

Title Revisions to the Wharton EFA Automobile Demand Model : The Wharton EFA Motor Vehicle Demand Model (Mark I)
Record ID 50235
Personal Name
Creator
Loxley, Colin J.; Luce, Priscilla; Osiecki, Tim; Rodenrys, Kate; Thanawala, S.
Source 177p. in varius pagings
Corporate Creator Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19801201
Language English
Abstract The report documents revisions made to the Wharton EFA Automobile Demand Model to produce the Wharton EFA Motor Vehicle Demand Model (Mark I). Equations are reestimated for the total desired stock of autos and for desired shares by size class, including the foreign size classes. The automobile data was adjusted to exclude passenger vans, so equations for total new registrations, scrappage, and new registrations by size class are estimated. New data also allowed reestimated WEFA and EPA miles per gallon equations in cross-section and time series. Vehicle miles traveled are estimated as the sum of urban and rural vehicle miles per car, which are the results of new behavioral equations. Consistent procedures are found for aggregation of vehicle miles and MPGs to produce average fuel economy and gasoline consumption. Automobile price equations and equations for related price indices are reestimated, as are equations for linkages to the WEFA Annual Model. Finally, a forecast through 1987 is presented and discussed.
Rosap ID dot:11628
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11628
TRT Terms Automobile rack cars; Automobiles; Demand; Economic forecasting; Economic models; Equations; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Fuel consumption; Inventory control; Long range planning; Management; Market research; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Prices; Supply; Time series analysis; Traffic forecasting; Vehicle miles of travel
General Subjects Motor vehicles; Market research; Demand (Economic theory); Economic forecasting; Long range planning
Classification NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE;
NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Economic Impacts;
NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-NHTSA-80-23; DOT-HS-805 567; PB81-157703
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50200/50235/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-80-23.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository