[PDF][PDF] Pass-through and welfare effects of regulations that affect product attributes

B Leard, J Linn, K Springel - Resources for the Future Discussion …, 2019 - media.rff.org
A key finding in the literature is that the greater the pass-through of an input cost shock or tax
to product prices, the larger the welfare loss to consumers. We show that the relationship …

Implications of behavioral economics for the costs and benefits of fuel economy standards

DL Greene - Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review focuses on recent developments in the application
of behavioral economics to the evaluation of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas …

The effect of fuel price changes on fleet demand for new vehicle fuel economy

B Leard, V McConnell, YC Zhou - The Journal of Industrial …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
New vehicle purchases by private companies and government agencies, or 'fleet'buyers,
represent a significant percentage of overall new vehicle sales in the United States. Yet little …

Most Consumers Don't Buy Hybrids: Is Rational Choice a Sufficient Explanation?

D Duncan, AL Ku, A Julian, S Carley… - Journal of Benefit-Cost …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Although federal regulation of vehicle fuel economy is often seen as environmental policy,
over 70% of the estimated benefits of the 2017–2025 federal standards are savings in …

The macroeconomic effects of 2017 through 2025 federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards

S Carley, N Zirogiannis, D Duncan… - Journal of Policy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In the absence of a national carbon price, the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy
standards and the related greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards are the primary …

Ex-post cost-benefit analysis of environmentally related tax policies: building on programme evaluation studies

J Teusch, NA Braathen - … Fiscal Challenges for Cities and Transport, 2019 - elgaronline.com
How can policy analysts use empirical programme evaluation studies to perform ex-post
assessments of environmentally related tax policies? A number of peer-reviewed academic …

[PDF][PDF] Estimating preference heterogeneity in discrete choice models of product differentiation

B Leard - Resources for the Future Working Paper, 2019 - lindseyresearch.com
Modeling preference heterogeneity in discrete choice models of product differentiation
remains computationally challenging. I derive a new method for estimating preference …