Browsing HKS Faculty Scholarship by Author "Muehlegger, Erich J."

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    • Consumer Learning and Hybrid Vehicle Adoption 

      Heutel, Garth; Muehlegger, Erich J. (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)
      We study the diffusion of hybrid vehicles among consumers. Using data on sales of 11 different models over seven years, we identify the effect of the penetration rate – total cumulative hybrid sales per capita – on new ...

    • Consumer Response to Cigarette Excise Tax Changes 

      Chiou, Lesley; Muehlegger, Erich J. (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)
      We use a rich dataset of weekly cigarette sales to examine how consumers adapt their behavior before and after excise tax increases - whether by reducing demand, stockpiling, traveling to low-tax jurisdictions, or substituting ...

    • Fuel Tax Incidence and Supply Conditions 

      Marion, Justin; Muehlegger, Erich J. (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)
      In this paper, we provide new evidence regarding the pass-through of diesel and gasoline taxes to prices, and how the estimated pass-through depends on a variety of supply conditions including a measure of state residual ...

    • Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior 

      Li, Shanjun; Linn, joshua; Muehlegger, Erich J. (John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2012)
      Gasoline taxes can be employed to correct externalities associated with automobile use, to reduce dependency on foreign oil, and to raise government revenue. Our understanding of the optimal gasoline tax and the efficacy ...