Focusing on travel survey data from Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of automobile travel, with the … significant positive association between increased fuel economy and increased driving, and a significantly negative fuel-price …

Die starken Preissteigerungen für Benzin in den letzten 2 Jahren sind häufig auf mangelnden Wettbewerb zurückgeführt …

car. Using panel data on new-car registrations in Germany, Europe's largest car market, the present paper addresses this …

fuel tax raises household demand for more fuel efficient cars, provided that the demand for car use is inelastic; it … reduces the demand for more fuel efficient cars. Incorporating price adjustments at the market level, we find that fuel taxes … numerical version of the model. The analysis shows that modeling the effect of tax changes on household behavior alone can …

The paper presents univariate and panel unit root tests for gasoline and oil price convergence over the last decade. We … over time. Our results show that the absolute version of the LOOP cannot be supported. Constant price differences between …

The paper presents univariate and panel unit root tests for gasoline and oil price convergence over the last decade. We … test for the absolute versus relative version of the law of one price (LOOP) and estimate the speed of convergence as well … as its development over time. Our results show that the absolute version of the LOOP cannot be supported. Constant price …

der in Deutschland zugelassenen Kraftfahrzeuge nur leicht gefallen. Während die Fahrleistung im Güterverkehr noch leicht … Kraftstoff wird Benzin immer mehr durch Diesel ersetzt. Bei den Pkw machen Diesel-Fahrzeuge inzwischen ein Viertel des Bestandes …

Although gasoline taxes are widely used (nearly) efficient CO2 emission controls, additional fuel-efficiency regulation …) gasoline taxes, (ii) of 'gas-guzzler taxes' (iii) of fuel-efficiency standards, and of combinations of the above. Both forms …

needed. As acceptance of price increasesas a policy instrument is often low, fee-bates and tradeable permits may be more …