Fees and rebates on new vehicles: Impacts on fuel efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions, and consumer surplus

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Train, Kenneth E ^a   Davis, William B ^b   Levine, Mark D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CONSUMER'S SURPLUS; DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS; FUEL EFFICIENCY; INCENTIVE SYSTEMS; VEHICLE IMPACT;

VEHICLES;

EID: 0010251332     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(97)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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