Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/59725 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 96.2011
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
Vehicle taxation based on CO2 emissions is increasingly being adopted worldwide in order to shift consumer purchases to low-carbon cars, yet little is known about the effectiveness and overall economic impact of these schemes. We focus on feebate schemes, which impose a fee on high-carbon vehicles and give a rebate to purchasers of low-carbon automobiles. e estimate a discrete choice model of demand for automobiles in Germany and simulate the impact of alternative feebate schemes on emissions, consumer welfare, public revenues and firm profits. The analysis shows that a well-designed scheme can lead to emission reductions without reducing overall welfare.
Subjects: 
CO2 emissions
German Automobile Market
Feebates
Carbon Taxation
JEL: 
Q5
Q53
Q58
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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