| Article ID: | iaor1990818 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Start Page Number: | 3 |
| End Page Number: | 32 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1990 |
| Journal: | Belgian Journal of Operations Research, Statistics and Computer Science |
| Authors: | De Pelsmacker P. |
| Keywords: | economics |
The paper focuses upon the modelisation of car demand structure. A market share model of car demand structure by size classes is defined and estimated for Belgian data for the period 1972-1986. The effect of various variables on market share evolution is calculated. A distinction is made between the effect on total demand and the effect on demand structure. A number of scenarios of future economic evolution are presented and the resulting new car demand and demand structure are calculated.