Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283507 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IRENE Working Paper No. 24-01
Publisher: 
University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Economic Research (IRENE), Neuchâtel
Abstract: 
I employ household-level data over 2006-2017 to quantify the impact of retirement on gasoline consumption. Based on a fuzzy regression discontinuity design, I show that gasoline consumption declines by 32-36 percent on average over my different specifications. The reduction reaches 59-66 percent when I restrict the sample to single-person households. I further find that the probability to use any gasoline decreases by 5-6 percent at retirement (13-16 percent for single-person households). These findings suggest that demographic trends represent an important driver of CO2 emissions associated with private mobility in developed countries.
Subjects: 
gasoline consumption
retirement effect
Household expenditure survey
fuzzy regression discontinuity design
JEL: 
C21
C23
D12
Q4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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