Global environmental problems have urged the need for developing sustainable
technologies. However, new technologies that enter the market have often higher economic …

This paper discusses the heterogeneous responses of fuel, electric and plug-in hybrid
electric vehicle sales to different time frequencies of oil prices using wavelet multiscale …

This study documents the presence of local protectionism and quantifies its impacts on
market competition and social welfare in the context of China's automobile market. A salient …

Indigenous firms in developing countries with large domestic markets have unique
advantages: the low end provides “natural” protection from foreign competition, while higher …

Economists often favour market-based mechanisms over non-market based mechanisms to
allocate scarce public resources on grounds of economic efficiency and revenue generation …

Problem definition: In this work, we examine how ridesharing platforms affect changes in
short-term vehicle purchasing. On the one hand, if the introduction of such platforms …

China is experiencing rapid economic growth and, along with it, rapid growth in vehicle
ownership. The rapid growth in vehicle ownership and vehicle usage is linked to increasing …

To address energy security and environmental problems, the Chinese government has
issued various subsidy programs for fuel-efficient vehicles and new energy vehicles (NEVs) …

With climate change and energy security being global issues, improvements in passenger
vehicles' fuel economy can greatly aid in reducing gasoline usage and mitigating carbon …

We provide a general framework for incorporating many types of micro data from summary
statistics to full surveys of selected consumers into Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (1995)-style …