The price of gasoline and new vehicle fuel economy: Evidence from monthly sales data

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-153

  Klier, Thomas ^a   Linn, Joshua ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85017117609     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.3.134     Document Type: Article

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