Using administrative Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data, matched with the UK Household Longitudinal Study (covering the period between 2013 and 2015), we estimate income-related inequalities in ownership of safer cars. We also apply regression-based decompositions to explore the source of inequalities. We find systematic pro-rich inequalities in ownership of safer cars that are almost entirely explained by the car's price and year of manufacture. A range of household-level variables, including demographics, risk aversion, time preference, personality traits, cognitive ability and education, play a much less pronounced contribution to overall inequality. The observed inequity in safer car ownership with potential effects on the socio-economic gap in road-traffic injuries may require regulatory interventions.
On the road to equity: examining income-related inequalities in ownership of safer cars
Carrieri, Vincenzo;
2024-01-01
Abstract
Using administrative Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data, matched with the UK Household Longitudinal Study (covering the period between 2013 and 2015), we estimate income-related inequalities in ownership of safer cars. We also apply regression-based decompositions to explore the source of inequalities. We find systematic pro-rich inequalities in ownership of safer cars that are almost entirely explained by the car's price and year of manufacture. A range of household-level variables, including demographics, risk aversion, time preference, personality traits, cognitive ability and education, play a much less pronounced contribution to overall inequality. The observed inequity in safer car ownership with potential effects on the socio-economic gap in road-traffic injuries may require regulatory interventions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
