外文文献： 经济衰退和汽车交通在洛杉矶长滩高速公路The Recession and Truck Traffic on the Long Beach Freeway in Los Angeles.pdfVIP

The Recession and Truck Traffic on the Long Beach Freeway in Los Angeles 1 Chen Feng Ng and Elaine F. Frey September 30, 2011 Abstract The economic recession in 2007 coincided with rising oil prices and an overall decline in traffic volume nationwide. This paper examines how the economic downturn, diesel prices, and other factors affected truck traffic on the Long Beach Freeway, which connects the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to railyards and other freeways. Findings show that increases in diesel price and decreases in the industrial production index of the manufacturing sector were associated with small decreases in truck traffic. Truck flow also decreased when the Clean Trucks Program, which banned high emission trucks, was implemented at the ports. Keywords: trucks, recession, Clean Trucks Program, Los Angeles Journal of Economic Literature codes: R40, R11 Contacts: Chen Feng Ng Elaine F. Frey Department of Economics Department of Economics California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd 1250 Bellflower Blvd Long Beach, CA 90840-4607 Long Beach, CA 90840-4607 (562)985-8513 (562)985-5086 cng3@ efrey@ 1 The authors would like to thank METRANS for funding this research project. We are grateful to Kristen Monaco, Andrew Odjede, Seiji Steimetz, Steven Yamarik, and participants of the CSULB Seminar Series and the WEAI Annual Conference for providing useful comments and suggestions. We also would like to thank Foong Yee La