Do higher gasoline taxes save lives? Academic Article

abstract

• This study presents panel-based evidence on the overall traffic fatality consequences of recent changes in state gasoline taxes. Our results suggest that plausibly exogenous increases in state gasoline taxes are associated with fewer traffic fatalities. 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

authors

• Morrisey, Michael

published proceedings

• ECONOMICS LETTERS

altmetric score

• 10

author list (cited authors)

• Grabowski, D. C., & Morrisey, M. A.

citation count

• 56

complete list of authors

• Grabowski, DC||Morrisey, MA

publication date

• January 2006

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Economics Letters  Journal

keywords

• Gasoline Taxes
• Traffic Fatalities
• Transportation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.econlet.2005.07.003

start page

• 51

end page

• 55

volume

• 90

issue

• 1

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being