To tax vehicles such that market distortions are minimized and environmental goals are
promoted, policymakers must determine whether consumers correctly assess automobile …

To what extent do car buyers undervalue future fuel costs, and what does this imply for tax
policy? To address both questions, we show it is crucial to account for consumer mileage …

We study the impact of car user taxes on vehicle quality and demand for kilometres. First,
holding car prices fixed, we find that a higher fuel tax leads households to choose cars of …

We investigate the market equilibrium and welfare effects of a fuel tax in China relative to an
alternative policy instrument that rations the number of new automobile sales through …

This paper examines the efficiency and distributional effects of fuel tax and feebate policies
in the automobile market. I employ a model in which households make two-stage decisions …

Economic analysis generally favors fuel taxation as an efficient policy for dealing with
climate and environmental externalities related to fuel consumption and emissions in the …

To what extent do car buyers undervalue future fuel costs, and what does this imply for the
effectiveness of alternative tax policies? To address both questions, we show it is crucial to …

Chapter 1. This chapter aims to find the effects of financial point of sales incentives on the
sales of electric vehicles across the Canadian provinces from September 2012 to December …

We investigate the automobile preferences of consumers and evaluate financial incentives
designed to promote automobiles of higher fuel economy in Japan from sales data. We …

Recent literature has shown the importance of modeling consumer demand for assessing
the effects of new passenger vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions …