Modelling users’ behaviour of a carsharing program: Application of a joint hazard and zero inflated dynamic ordered probability model

Khandker M. Nurul Habib, Catherine Morency, Mohammed Tazul Islam and Vincent Grasset

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2012, vol. 46, issue 2, 241-254

Abstract: This paper presents an econometric model for the behaviour of carsharing users. The econometric model is developed to jointly forecast membership duration, the decision to become an active member in a particular month, and the frequency of monthly usage of active members. The model is estimated using the membership directory and monthly transaction data of a carsharing program, ‘Communauto Inc.’, based in Montréal, Canada. The model shows a high degree of fit to the observed dataset and provides many behavioural details of carsharing users. The results are instructive to carsharing planners in devising efficient policies.

Keywords: Crashing; Travel demand; Travel mode; Zero inflation; Joint econometric model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.09.019

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