Using 3 years of data from the 47 prefectures of Japan, we estimate the behavior of households that simultaneously make discrete decisions about vehicle ownership and continuous decisions about driving distance. We use the estimated parameters to calculate elasticities and to simulate the...

To what extent have national fiscal policies contributed to the decarbonisation of newly sold passenger cars? We construct a simple model that generates predictions regarding the effect of fiscal policies on average CO2 emissions of new cars, and then test the model empirically. Our empirical...

In 2007, the Norwegian government reformed the vehicle registration tax in order to reduce the carbon intensity of the new car fleet by incentivizing the purchase of more fuel efficient cars. This paper identifies the impact of the new tax structure on three main dimensions: (i) the average CO2...

Erwerb, Besitz und Betrieb von Kraftfahrzeugen unterliegen einer Vielzahl von fiskalischen Belastungen, die in ihrer Zielsetzung, Art und Ausgestaltung international sehr verschieden sind. Daher ist bislang eine vergleichende Darstellung und Beurteilung der Belastungskomponenten, wie sie für...