Natural Gas Vehicles: Consequences to Fuel Markets and the Environment

Roberto Amaral-Santos, Ariaster Chimeli () and João Paulo Pessoa
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Roberto Amaral-Santos: University of California at Santa Barbara
Ariaster Chimeli: Departamento de Economia, Universidade de São Paulo

No 7-2023, TD NEREUS from Núcleo de Economia Regional e Urbana da Universidade de São Paulo (NEREUS)

Abstract: Policies to adopt cleaner fuels have become increasingly important, but their impacts on incumbent fuel prices and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are unclear. We use a panel dataset on weekly prices at the gas station level in a large Brazilian state to study how the growth of natural gas, a cheaper and less carbon-intensive alternative to traditional fuels, affected retail prices and profit margins of gasoline and ethanol. Applying an IV strategy, we estimate that prices and margins have fallen. The intensified competition in the fuel market boosted fuel demand, leading to higher emissions of GHGs and other pollutants.

Keywords: Gasoline; Ethanol; Price Competition; Emissions; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L11 L13 Q31 Q41 Q42 Q48 Q53 Q55 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 66 pages
Date: 2023-08-05
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