The motorcycle Kuznets curve

Shuhei Nishitateno and Paul Burke ()

Departmental Working Papers from The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

Abstract: The evolution of motorcycle ownership is a crucial issue for road safety, as motorcyclists are highly vulnerable road users. Analyzing a panel of 153 countries for the period 1963-2010, we document a motorcycle Kuznets curve which sees motorcycle dependence increase and then decrease as economies develop. Upswings in motorcycle ownership are particularly pronounced in densely populated countries. We also present macro-level evidence on the additional road fatalities associated with motorcycles. Our results indicate that many low-income countries face the prospect of an increasing number of motorcycle-related deaths over coming years unless adequate safety initiatives are implemented.

Keywords: motorcycles; economic development; Kuznets curve; road safety; road fatalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 Q43 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2014
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