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‘Should governments invest in cycle paths to encourage more cycling?’

Wayne Thomas

Empirical Economics Letters, Volume: 21, Issue: 6

Swansea University Author: Wayne Thomas

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Low incidences of cycling are thought to be due to low cycling confidence, expected effects on physical appearance, and income, and yet recent UK government policy targets expenditures on cycle paths. This paper empirically investigates these associations using a selection corrected ordered Probit m...

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