A STUDY OF CAR DEMAND AND ITS INTERDEPENDENCY IN SARAWAK

Nur Zaimah, Ubaidillah (2020) A STUDY OF CAR DEMAND AND ITS INTERDEPENDENCY IN SARAWAK. International Journal of Business and Society, 21 (3). pp. 997-1011. ISSN 1511-6670

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Abstract

Several developing Asian countries recorded a high level of private based motorisation, specifically car and motorcycle ownership. Continuous rise in the level of private motorisations may lead to issues such as traffic congestions, high fuel consumption and pollutions. For that reason, there is a need to investigate the determinant of car ownership and the interdependency between car and motorcycle ownership in Sarawak, Malaysia. This study used time series annual data using vector error correction model (VECM) from 1980 to 2018. Based on the analysis, it is found that gross domestic product, fuel price and population density are significant determinants of car ownership. The findings revealed that as the standard of living rises, car demand increases. At the state aggregate level, it is found that there is a substitution relationship between both modes. This indicates that people are highly likely to shift from motorcycle ownership to car ownership in the long run. Based on the findings, the policy recommendations in the study include encouraging shifts to alternative modes of transport through public transport reforms as well as improving facilities for a more sustainable mode of transportation in Sarawak.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Car ownership; motorcycle ownership; interdependency; vector error correction model; fuel price; gross domestic product, SDG7, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Depositing User: Ubaidillah
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2020 07:19
Last Modified: 05 Apr 2021 07:03
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/33241

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