Replication data for: Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Shanjun Li; Joshua Linn; Erich Muehlegger

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Project Citation:

Li, Shanjun, Linn, Joshua, and Muehlegger, Erich. Replication data for: Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114882V1

Project Description

Summary: Gasoline taxes can be employed to correct externalities from automobile use and to raise government revenue. Our understanding of the optimal gasoline tax and the efficacy of existing taxes is largely based on empirical analysis of consumer responses to gasoline price changes. In this paper, we examine directly how gasoline taxes affect gasoline consumption as distinct from tax-inclusive retail gasoline prices. We find robust evidence that consumers respond more strongly to gasoline tax changes under a variety of model specifications. We discuss two potential reasons for our main findings as well as their implications.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
      H21 Taxation and Subsidies: Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
      H25 Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
      H31 Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: Household
      L71 Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels
      Q35 Hydrocarbon Resources

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