Study finds attribute-based fuel economy standards less effective and more costly than flat standard with credit trading

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By mmillikinMay 15, 2018, 4:35 am765 ptsTrendingInteresting
As the Trump administration weighs how to revise fuel economy standards, a new study by research fellows of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finds that attribute-based regulations—such as the footprint-based rules in the US—are less effective and more costly than a flat standard with credit…

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