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 …

-mileage consumers. On average, about 75% to 90% of the price differentials between gasoline and diesel cars can be explained by markup …The existing tax policies toward gasoline and diesel cars in European countries provide a unique opportunity to analyze … quality-based price discrimination and the implied tax incidence. In my econometric framework, consumers choose the type of …

This study calculates efficient taxes on gasoline and road use designed to combat driving related externalities when … 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 …