Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe

The number of diesel cars in Europe has grown significantly over the last three decades, a process usually known as dieselization, and they now account for nearly 40% of the cars on the road. We build on a dynamic general equilibrium model that makes a distinction between diesel motor and gasoline m...

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Autores: A. Marrero, Gustavo, Rodríguez-López, J., González, Rosa Marina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Cars CO2 emissions
Dieselization
Dynamic general equilibrium
Pigouvian fuel taxes
Europe
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spelling Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in EuropeA. Marrero, GustavoRodríguez-López, J.González, Rosa MarinaCars CO2 emissionsDieselizationDynamic general equilibriumPigouvian fuel taxesEuropeThe number of diesel cars in Europe has grown significantly over the last three decades, a process usually known as dieselization, and they now account for nearly 40% of the cars on the road. We build on a dynamic general equilibrium model that makes a distinction between diesel motor and gasoline motor vehicles and calibrate it for main European countries. Firstly, we find that the dieselization can be explained by a change in consumer preferences paired with the productivity gains from the specialization of the European automotive industry. Secondly, the lenient tax policies in favor of diesel fuel help to explain the rebound effect in road traffic. Finally, from a normative standpoint, the model suggests that a tax discrimination based on the carbon content of each fuel (higher for diesel relative to gasoline) would actually be more effective in curbing CO2 emissions rather than a tax based on fuel efficiency. Based on the existing studies, we also document that other external costs of diesel are always higher than those of gasoline, and the Pigouvian tax rates should reflect this aspect. This recommendation is radically different to the existing fuel tax design in most European countries.Springer20262026-01-0920202020-01-0120202020-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10433/25399reponame:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavideinstname:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:rio.upo.es:10433/253992026-06-13T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
title Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
spellingShingle Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
A. Marrero, Gustavo
Cars CO2 emissions
Dieselization
Dynamic general equilibrium
Pigouvian fuel taxes
Europe
title_short Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
title_full Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
title_fullStr Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
title_sort Car usage, CO2 emissions and fuel taxes in Europe
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv A. Marrero, Gustavo
Rodríguez-López, J.
González, Rosa Marina
author A. Marrero, Gustavo
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Rodríguez-López, J.
González, Rosa Marina
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González, Rosa Marina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cars CO2 emissions
Dieselization
Dynamic general equilibrium
Pigouvian fuel taxes
Europe
topic Cars CO2 emissions
Dieselization
Dynamic general equilibrium
Pigouvian fuel taxes
Europe
description The number of diesel cars in Europe has grown significantly over the last three decades, a process usually known as dieselization, and they now account for nearly 40% of the cars on the road. We build on a dynamic general equilibrium model that makes a distinction between diesel motor and gasoline motor vehicles and calibrate it for main European countries. Firstly, we find that the dieselization can be explained by a change in consumer preferences paired with the productivity gains from the specialization of the European automotive industry. Secondly, the lenient tax policies in favor of diesel fuel help to explain the rebound effect in road traffic. Finally, from a normative standpoint, the model suggests that a tax discrimination based on the carbon content of each fuel (higher for diesel relative to gasoline) would actually be more effective in curbing CO2 emissions rather than a tax based on fuel efficiency. Based on the existing studies, we also document that other external costs of diesel are always higher than those of gasoline, and the Pigouvian tax rates should reflect this aspect. This recommendation is radically different to the existing fuel tax design in most European countries.
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