the actual and synthetic German transport sector following the 1999-2003 German eco tax reform. We demonstrate sizable …. Using official cost estimates, we find that the eco-tax saved more than 40 billion euros of external damages. More than half …-pollution impacts of carbon pricing. Our fuel and emission specific tax elasticity estimates suggest much stronger demand responses to …

use the estimated elasticities to simulate the impact of a e15/tCO2 carbon tax on average energy- related CO2 emissions …. The carbon tax results in a small reduction in CO2 emissions from oil and gas use, but this reduction is partially offset …

use the estimated elasticities to simulate the impact of a €15/tCO2 carbon tax on average energy-related CO2 emissions …. The carbon tax results in a small reduction in CO2 emissions from oil and gas use, but this reduction is partially offset …

motorists avoid taxes due to an excessive economic driving-style. The efficient tax on gasoline is reduced below the Pigouvian … rate due to such avoidance. The current US tax rate on gasoline is below the efficient tax rate while the current UK rate … GPS-based road user charge should be combined with a tax on gasoline which promotes an economic driving-style that lowers …

shows that the efficient road user charge on fuel is below the marginal mileage-related damage to prevent tax avoidance due … to an excessive economic driving-style. The current US tax rate on gasoline is way below the efficient tax rate while the … current UK rate is slightly above the efficient rate in this case. The efficient tax on fuels exceeds the marginal damage of …

motorists avoid taxes due to an excessive economic driving-style. The efficient tax on gasoline is reduced below the Pigouvian … rate due to such avoidance. The current US tax rate on gasoline is below the efficient tax rate while the current UK rate … GPS-based road user charge should be combined with a tax on gasoline which promotes an economic driving-style that lowers …

that determine the volume emissions produced by a car. The results show that an optimal fuel tax would provide drivers with … appropriate incentives along all three margins and that only public information is needed for a fuel tax to be set optimally. In … contrast, an optimal distance tax would require private information. Lastly, relative to the optimal fuel tax, a simple uniform …