The effect of standards and fuel prices on automobile fuel economy: An international analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2657-2672

  Clerides, Sofronis ^a,b   Zachariadis, Theodoros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAFE; Fuel tax; Greenhouse gases; Rebound effect; Regulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; FINANCE; FUELS; STANDARDS; TAXATION;

FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS; FUEL PRICING; INTENSE (CO); INTERNATIONAL (CO);

FUEL ECONOMY;

COMMODITY PRICE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STANDARD (REGULATION); TAX SYSTEM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 48049084169     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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