Using Taxes to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rates of New Passenger Vehicles: Evidence from France, Germany, and Sweden

Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, vol. 7, issue 1, 212-42

Abstract: France, Germany, and Sweden link taxes to passenger vehicles' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rates. Based on new vehicle registration data from 2005 to 2010, we find that CO2 taxes reduce registrations. The effect is larger in France than in either Germany or Sweden, and the French results are robust to alternative estimation models. Compared with those of France, the German results vary somewhat more, and the Swedish estimates are the least robust. We find some evidence that the French tax affected the mix of new vehicles that vehicle manufacturers offered in the French market. (JEL H23, L62, Q54, Q58)

JEL-codes: H23 L62 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
Note: DOI: 10.1257/pol.20120256
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