AbstractWe present a simple model to study the welfare effects of a shift from ownership to usage taxes for cars. We consider a model in which a single representative consumer derives utility from consuming two goods—consumption of motor vehicle kilometers, and an aggregate consumption good treated as numeraire. We characterize the optimal consumption of car kilometers by a representative car user and find that a shift from ownership towards usage taxes is not necessarily welfare-improving: while a revenue-neutral shift makes the representative car user worse off; a utility-neutral shift leads to a significant loss of revenue to the government. An empirical analysis based on Singapore data is also consistent with our theoretical results.
Vehicle ownership and usage charges
Transport Policy ; 17 , 6 ; 398-408
2010-01-01
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Transport externalities , Fixed tax , Usage tax , Variabilization , Consumer welfare , Revenue loss , D01 , H23 , H31 , R48
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