Environmental/Resources Workshop: Brandon Schaufele (University of Ottawa) "Salience of Carbon Taxes in the Gasoline Market""

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 3:40 pm to 5:00 pm
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Location:  368A Heady Hall

Description:  Brandon Schaufele (University of Ottawa) "Salience of Carbon Taxes in the Gasoline Market"

Abstract:  We demonstrate that the carbon tax imposed by the Canadian province of British Columbia caused a decline in short-run gasoline demand that is significantly greater than would be expected from an equivalent increase in the market price of gasoline.  That the carbon tax is more salient, or yields a larger change in demand than equivalent market price movements, is robust to a range of specifications.  Along with calculating the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions attributable to the tax, we discuss potential explanations for the differential consumer responses to the carbon tax relative to the market-determined price.

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