The demand for automobile transportation and the external costs of driving vary widely
across locations. However, gasoline taxes, the most common policy tools implemented to …

Policymakers have prioritized increasing highway revenues as rising fuel economy and a
fixed federal gasoline tax have led to highway funding deficits. We use a novel disaggregate …

This paper considers the equity implications of vehicle emissions taxes by examining the
incidence of a tax on local pollutants. It uses emissions data from the California Air …

We examine the impacts of increased US gasoline taxes in a model that links the markets for
new, used, and scrapped vehicles and recognizes the considerable heterogeneity among …

Higher gasoline taxes can be justified because cars cause significant local, regional, and
global air pollution damages. This study examines whether charging higher taxes would …

This paper develops and implements an analytical framework for estimating optimal taxes
on the fuel use and mileage of heavy-duty trucks in the United States, accounting for …

This paper discusses the appropriate balance between traditional gasoline taxes and
charging by the mile, focusing mainly on economic efficiency considerations. We begin with …

Because of its potential to improve the environment and enhance national security, reducing
automobile-related gasoline consumption has become a major US public policy issue …

There have been dramatic swings in retail gasoline prices over the past decade, along with
reports in the media of consumers changing their driving habits—providing a unique …

There is a growing interest in transportation pricing reforms (increased fuel taxes, efficient
road and parking pricing, and distance-based vehicle insurance and registration fees) to …