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Dataset: National Mileage Fee Survey

Research Product Type
Data
This dataset is associated with a study that examines the extent to which public perceptions of mileage fees are guided by misinformation or lack of information using a national, internet-based survey. The research team employs hypothetical voting opportunities to gather respondent support for mileage fees, coupled with educational treatments that address mileage fee fairness, privacy, and costs.

Do Fuel Taxes Face Ideological or Economic Opposition? Evidence from Voting on Proposition 6 and Lessons for Policymaking

  • Principal Investigator Erich Muehlegger, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This project seeks to unpack the political opposition to gasoline taxes, by examining how precinct-level support for California Proposition 6, which would have immediately reduced state gasoline taxes, covaries with the political ideology of voters and the economic burden of gasoline taxes.
Project Status
In Progress

Mileage Fees: An Equitable and Financially Viable Alternative to the Gas Tax

Research Product Type
Policy Brief
In the U.S., mileage fees, or road user charges, are being explored as an alternative to motor fuel taxes, often called “gas taxes.” Researchers from the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center used data from over 360,000 Vermont vehicles to assess the financial and equity impacts of replacing the Vermont state gas tax with a revenue-neutral mileage fee of 1.5 cents per mile.

The Effects of Transportation Fuel Subsidies on Air Quality

  • Principal Investigator Khaled Kheiravar
  • University of California, Davis
For this research, the researcher proposes to evaluate the effects of transportation fuel subsidies on air quality using economic and econometric modeling. In particular, they will analyze the impact of the Iranian energy subsidy reform on air quality using a regression discontinuity design.
Project Status
Complete