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Buyer’s Premium for Electric Cars: Is Policy Following the Wrong Path?

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  • Antje-Mareike Dietrich
  • Christian Leßmann
  • Arne Steinkraus

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In their assessment of subsidies for electric cars, Antje-Mareike Dietrich, Christian Leßmann and Arne Steinkraus, Technical University of Braunschweig, come to the conclusion that the introduction of a buyer‘s premium is not an appropriate way to improve the transport sector’s climate footprint. Instead, the focus of developing a sustainable climate policy for the transport sector should be on alternative measures, such as the introduction of a standard carbon tax along the lines of a Pigou tax, as well as investments in the development of alternative propulsion, storage and fuel technologies.

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  • Antje-Mareike Dietrich & Christian Leßmann & Arne Steinkraus, 2016. "Buyer’s Premium for Electric Cars: Is Policy Following the Wrong Path?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 69(11), pages 21-26, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:69:y:2016:i:11:p:21-26
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    1. Christian Leßmann & Arne Steinkraus & Manuel Frondel & Martin R. Stuchtey & Manuel Braun & Thomas Hamacher & Barbara Lenz & Daniel Krajzewicz & Gernot Liedtke & Christian Winkler & Karen Pittel, 2019. "Zukunft der Mobilität: Welche Optionen sind tragfähig?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 72(12), pages 03-24, June.

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    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • L62 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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