The U.S. federal gasoline tax : time for a change? / David Besanko, Saahil Malik, Vidhyashankar Balasubramanian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Besanko, David, 1955- author.

Malik, Saahil, author.

Balasubramanian, Vidhyashankar, author.

Series:

SAGE Knowledge. Cases.

SAGE Knowledge. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gasoline--Taxation--United States.

Gasoline.

Gasoline--Taxation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Although the federal gasoline tax played multiple roles in financing surface transportation infrastructure in the United States, experts did not agree on the tax's purpose. Some argued that it was essentially a fee for users of the nation's federally supported highways. Others suggested that it should play a more prominent role in environmental, energy, and transportation policy by correcting for driving-related externalities. Still others suggested that it should be used to reduce the federal budget deficit. Finally, the tax itself had remained at the same level since 1993, and with the Highway Trust Fund virtually insolvent, many experts believed it was time for an increase. The case presents a background on the U.S. federal gasoline tax, an overview of the market for gasoline in the United States, and survey of gasoline taxes in U.S. states as well as several other countries around the world.

Notes:

Originally published in Besanko, D., Malik, S., & Balasubramanian, V. (2013). The U.S. Federal Gasoline Tax: Time for a Change?. 5-409-751. Evanston, IL: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

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ISBN:

9781473995338

OCLC:

1017714724

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