EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The European Union (EU), a global leader in environmental policy,
is considering options for increasing fuel efficiency in freight transportation. Technology and …

This paper analyses aggregate time-series data to estimate the direct rebound effect in UK
road freight over the period 1970–2014. We investigate 25 different model specifications …

The presence of a heavy truck on the road can impose an externality if accidents occur that
would not have otherwise. We find each additional truck on the road increases the risk of a …

Taxes on gasoline and diesel are the primary sources of transportation funding at the state
and federal level. Due to inflation and improved fuel efficiency, these taxes are increasingly …

We develop a model of the rebound effect which explicitly accounts for both the demand and
supply sides of the energy sources. We consider a transportation sector originally using a …

We make four main contributions in this paper related to the theory and practice of benefit–
cost analysis (BCA). First, we show that most BCAs of policy interventions do not consider …

New technologies and policies have improved the efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles
operating in the United States. These improvements reduce transportation costs ($/mile) for …

A heavy truck imposes an externality if its presence causes traffic accidents for which it is not
held liable. We estimate the increase in accidents that occur when a truck is added to a road …

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 …

Fuel efficiency standards are a widely used tool to reduce vehicle emissions, though their
welfare implications depend on how much consumers value future fuel savings when they …