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We estimate the effect of gasoline prices on short-run equilibrium prices and sales of new and used cars of different … fuel economies. We find that gasoline prices have larger effects on the prices of used cars than of new cars, but that they … environmental tax on gasoline, and to investigate whether consumers are myopic about future gasoline costs when they buy cars. …
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There is an intense debate over whether fuel economy standards or fuel taxation is the more efficient policy instrument to raise fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions of cars. The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of standards and fuel prices on new car fuel economy with the aid of...
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to 2005, we examine the effects of gasoline prices on the automotive fleet's composition. We find that high gasoline … estimates suggest that a 10% increase in gasoline prices from 2005 levels will generate a 0.22% increase in fleet fuel economy …
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expensive for consumers to operate an automobile. In this paper we investigate whether consumers have adjusted to gasoline price … car markets. We find that a $1 increase in gasoline price changes the market shares of the most and least fuel …-efficient quartiles of new cars by +20% and -24%, respectively. In contrast, the same gasoline price increase changes the market shares of …
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to 2005, we examine the effects of gasoline prices on the automotive fleet's composition. We find that high gasoline … estimates suggest that a 10% increase in gasoline prices from 2005 levels will generate a 0.22% increase in fleet fuel economy …
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reduced-form regressions show that while the VKTs driven by gasoline cars decrease when the price of gasoline rises, their …The demand for motor fuel should decline when its price rises, but how exactly does that happen? Do people drive less … fuel economy tends to get worse. It is unclear why this happens. Perhaps attempts to save on gasoline-cutting on solo …
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prices. When fuel prices rise, plug-in hybrids reduce fuel consumption more than gasoline and diesel cars. They do not reduce …
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