Bitte verwenden Sie diesen Link, um diese Publikation zu zitieren, oder auf sie als Internetquelle zu verweisen: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/141466 
Erscheinungsjahr: 
2016
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 9707
Verlag: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
Consumption surveys often record zero purchases of a good because of a short observation window. Only mean consumption rates can then be inferred. We show that propensity scores can be used to estimate each unit's consumption rate, revealing the distribution. We demonstrate the method using the UK National Travel Survey, in which c.40% of motorist households purchase no fuel. Estimated consumption rates are plausible judging by households' annual mileages, and highly skewed. We apply the same approach to estimate CO2 emissions and direct outcomes of a carbon cap or tax. Analysis of such policies based solely on means appears to have a negative bias, because of skewness of the underlying distributions. The regressiveness of a simple tax or cap is overstated, and redistributive features of a revenue-neutral policy are understated.
Schlagwörter: 
emissions reduction
fuel consumption
infrequent purchase
propensity score matching
surveys
JEL: 
C13
D04
D12
H23
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

Datei(en):
Datei
Größe
978.88 kB





Publikationen in EconStor sind urheberrechtlich geschützt.