1. Introduction 1 Motivation and Objectives New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Despite common public opinion that the 1998 ice storm was an unprecedented event, New York and New England have endured similar magnitude events since the early twentieth century 48.43 Kb. 1
Demand for and taxation of automobile travel We find that a vmt tax dominates a gasoline tax on efficiency, distributional, and political grounds, and we recommend that policymakers implement a vmt tax to stabilize highway funding instead of raising the federal gasoline tax 186.92 Kb. 2
From gallons to miles We find that a vmt tax dominates a gasoline tax on efficiency, distributional and political grounds when policymakers enact independent fuel economy policies and when the vmt tax is differentiated with externalities imposed per mile 0.64 Mb. 5