Diesel price convergence and mineral oil taxation in Europe

Applied Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1955-1961

  Dreher, Axel ^a,b   Krieger, Tim ^c  

^a KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIESEL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS; TAX SYSTEM;

EUROPE;

EID: 77953666552     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701749076     Document Type: Article

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