Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards and the Market for New Vehicles

Posted: 16 Sep 2011

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Thomas Klier

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Joshua Linn

Resources for the Future

Date Written: October 2011

Abstract

This article presents an overview of the economics literature on the effect of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards on the new vehicle market. Since 1978, CAFE has imposed fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. market. This article reviews the history of the standards, followed by a discussion of the major upcoming changes in implementation and stringency. It describes strategies that firms can use to meet the standards and reviews the CAFE literature as it applies to the new vehicle market. The review concludes by highlighting areas for future research in light of the upcoming changes to CAFE.

Suggested Citation

Klier, Thomas and Linn, Joshua, Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards and the Market for New Vehicles (October 2011). Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 445-462, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1928376 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-083110-120023

Thomas Klier (Contact Author)

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago ( email )

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Joshua Linn

Resources for the Future ( email )

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