Emission Reduction Effect and Mechanism of Auto-Purchase Tax Preference

As a modern means of transportation, the automobile plays an important role in people’s travel. However, the environmental and energy problems brought by the automobile industry cannot be ignored. Based on unique Chinese urban and new car registration data, this paper empirically analyzes the emissi...

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Main Authors: Kai Lisa Lo, Yaqi Fan, Congzhi Zhang, Jackson Jinhong Mi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Transportation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7907773
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description As a modern means of transportation, the automobile plays an important role in people’s travel. However, the environmental and energy problems brought by the automobile industry cannot be ignored. Based on unique Chinese urban and new car registration data, this paper empirically analyzes the emission reduction effect of car purchase tax incentives, its spatial heterogeneity, and impact on car consumption structure using difference-in-difference model, regression discontinuity design model, and other methods. We find that the tax incentives can effectively suppress the emission of urban pollutants. The quantile regression shows that the emission reduction effect of the tax incentives shows a dynamic change characteristic of weakening as the pollution level in cities increases. In addition, tax incentives for the purchase of low-energy consumption vehicles increase the market share of small-emission vehicles and change the consumption structure.
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spelling doaj-art-56e5e715aa1d41d8bbd4bd3e2f3ba2052025-02-03T06:05:33ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952021-01-01202110.1155/2021/79077737907773Emission Reduction Effect and Mechanism of Auto-Purchase Tax PreferenceKai Lisa Lo0Yaqi Fan1Congzhi Zhang2Jackson Jinhong Mi3School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, ChinaAs a modern means of transportation, the automobile plays an important role in people’s travel. However, the environmental and energy problems brought by the automobile industry cannot be ignored. Based on unique Chinese urban and new car registration data, this paper empirically analyzes the emission reduction effect of car purchase tax incentives, its spatial heterogeneity, and impact on car consumption structure using difference-in-difference model, regression discontinuity design model, and other methods. We find that the tax incentives can effectively suppress the emission of urban pollutants. The quantile regression shows that the emission reduction effect of the tax incentives shows a dynamic change characteristic of weakening as the pollution level in cities increases. In addition, tax incentives for the purchase of low-energy consumption vehicles increase the market share of small-emission vehicles and change the consumption structure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7907773
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