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Tanktourismus - eine Szenario-Analyse

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The present paper analyzes the incentives of domestic car drivers to get their fuel beyond the border line due to given price differences (“fuel tourism”). The paper distinguishes the cases of limited and complete rationality. Limited rationality means that the decision of car drivers is solely based on additional fuel costs and time effort; complete rationality, in contrast, means that all private costs are taken into account. The outcome shows that, regarding the case of limited rationality, even comparably small price differences induce a strong incentive for "fuel tourism". The key to a solution for this problem is to make car drivers more aware of the complete private costs of driving which they are already paying for today.

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  • Peter Michaelis, 2003. "Tanktourismus - eine Szenario-Analyse," Discussion Paper Series 249, Universitaet Augsburg, Institute for Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:aug:augsbe:0249
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    1. Banfi, Silvia & Filippini, Massimo & Hunt, Lester C., 2005. "Fuel tourism in border regions: The case of Switzerland," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(5), pages 689-707, September.

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    Keywords

    fuel prices; fuel tourism;

    JEL classification:

    • Q20 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General

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