Fuel Economy Standards and Automobile Prices

Fuel Economy Standards and Automobile Prices

US law requires cars produced by each manufacturer to comply with average standards of fuel economy. The authors find that relative prices of large and small cars were adjusted during 1978 and 1979, but that in 1980 the standard was met through alterations in model characteristics and through changes in demand towards smaller cars.

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