The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the sensitivity of fuel consumers regarding price and
income, taking recent changes in the Brazilian fuel market into account. In this market, new …

This paper analyzes the role of Asymmetric Price Response (APR) and Underlying Energy
Demand Trend (UEDT) in the Brazilian automotive fuel demand from June 2001 to …

This paper analyzes the characteristics of ethanol demand in the context of fuel mix
diversification in Brazil. Currently, ethanol is the most important gasoline additive and …

This paper aims to investigate and explain the performance of the Brazilian demand for
automotive fuels in the period 1970–2005. It estimates the price and income elasticities for …

Abstract The Brazilian Alcohol Program promotes ethanol as an alternative fuel to gasoline.
Policymakers want to know the effect of relative fuel prices on demand for gasoline-fuelled …

Biofuels are often seen by policymakers as solutions to concerns about the environment,
energy diversification, and rural development. To understand the impacts of biofuel policy …

Brazil uses taxes, subsidies, and blending mandates as policy instruments to manage and
stabilize its transportation fuel markets. The fuel sector has been very dynamic in recent …

The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of Flex-Fuel technology on the consumption of
fuels in Brazil. Applying the methodology suggested by Hall (1993), combining an Error …

We build a model that incorporates the effect of the innovative “flex” car, an automobile that
is able to run with either gasoline or alcohol, on the dynamics of fuel prices in Brazil. Our …

Successive studies attempting to clarify national aspects of ethanol demand have assisted
policy makers and producers in defining strategies, but little information is available on the …