Fuel taxation, emissions policy, and competitive advantage in the diffusion of European diesel automobiles

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Miravete, Eugenio J.; Moral, Maria J.; Thurk, Jeff
• 署名单位: University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR); Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED); University of Notre Dame
• 刊物名称: RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0741-6261
• DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12243
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 504-540
• 关键词: car market; domestic policies; demand models; performance; TRADE; price; integration; TECHNOLOGY; restraints; EFFICIENCY

摘要

Economic integration agreements have significantly decreased import tariffs. We investigate whether national policies can be an effective replacement for tariffs to protect domestic industry. We show that (a) European fuel taxes and vehicle emissions policy favored diesel vehicles, a technology popular with European consumers but largely offered only by domestic automakers; (b) European automakers benefited from pro-diesel fuel taxes and a lenient NOx emissions policy to earn significant profits from diesel cars; and (c) that both policies amounted to significant nontariff trade policies equivalent to an import tariff between two to three times the official rate.