Summary

Proposition 87 reemphasized that Americans don't want the cost of driving to increase: Aaron Edlin suggests a way to reduce driving that may be more politically palatable.

Recommended Citation

Edlin, Aaron S. (2006) "If Voters Won't Go for Taxing Oil to Conserve Energy, How Do We Do It?," The Economists' Voice: Vol. 3 : Iss. 9, Article 2.
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1229
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol3/iss9/art2

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