Distributional and Efficiency Impacts of Gasoline Taxes: An Econometrically Based Multi-market Study | Zendy

Antonio M. Bento | Zendy; Lawrence H. Goulder | Zendy; Emeric Henry | Zendy; Mark R. Jacobsen | Zendy; Roger H. von Haefen | Zendy

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Distributional and Efficiency Impacts of Gasoline Taxes: An Econometrically Based Multi-market Study

Author(s) -

Antonio M. Bento,

Lawrence H. Goulder,

Emeric Henry,

Mark R. Jacobsen,

Roger H. von Haefen

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

american economic review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 16.936

H-Index - 297

eISSN - 1944-7981

pISSN - 0002-8282

DOI - 10.1257/000282805774670536

Subject(s) - economics , gasoline , volume (thermodynamics) , macroeconomics , econometrics , engineering , waste management , thermodynamics , physics

Because of its potential to improve the environment and enhance national security, reducing automobile-related gasoline consumption has become a major U.S. public policy issue. Recently, many analysts have called for new or more stringent policies to discourage gasoline consumption. Proposals include a tightening of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and subsidies to retirements of older (gasguzzling) vehicles, as well as increments to the federal gasoline tax (...).

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