Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research: Recent submissions

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    • Fuel Prices and New Vehicle Fuel Economy in Europe 

      Klier, Thomas; Linn, Joshua (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2011-08)
      This paper evaluates the effect of fuel prices on new vehicle fuel economy in the eight largest European markets. The analysis spans the years 2002–2007 and uses detailed vehicle registration and specification data to ...

    • Some Inconvenient Truths About Climate Change Policy: The Distributional Impacts of Transportation Policies 

      Holland, Stephen P.; Hughes, Jonathan E.; Knittel, Christopher R,; Parker, Nathan C. (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2011-08)
      Instead of efficiently pricing greenhouse gases, policy makers have favored measures that implicitly or explicitly subsidize low carbon fuels. We simulate a transportation-sector cap & trade program (CAT) and three policies ...

    • Cleaning the Bathwater with the Baby: The Health Co-Benefits of Carbon Pricing in Transportation 

      Knittel, Christopher R,; Sandle, Ryan (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2011-08)
      Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the US have relied on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards and Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS). Economists often argue that these policies are inefficient relative ...