Replication data for: Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector

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Project Citation:

Knittel, Christopher R. Replication data for: Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112483V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper estimates the technological progress that has occurred since 1980 in the automobile industry and the trade-offs faced when choosing between fuel economy, weight, and engine power characteristics. The results suggest that if weight, horsepower, and torque were held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy could have increased by nearly 60 percent from 1980 to 2006. Once technological progress is considered, meeting the CAFE standards adopted in 2007 will require halting the trend in weight and engine power characteristics, but little more. In contrast, the standards recently announced by the new administration, while attainable, require nontrivial "downsizing." (JEL: L50, L60)

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JEL Classification:
L50 Regulation and Industrial Policy: General
L60 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General

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