题目：Gasoline prices and road fatalities:  International evidence

主讲人：澳大利亚国立大学 Paul Burke博士

时间：2013年10月29日（星期二）上午9:30

地点：主楼六层会议室

主讲人简介：Dr Paul Burke, a Research Fellow at the  Australian National University, works on the economics of energy, transport, the  environment, and developing countries. He has published in leading journals  including Nature Climate Change and the American Economic Journal:  Macroeconomics. His ongoing work includes examining the factors affecting  household energy choices, the economics of road safety, measures of  sustainability, and China’s energy system. Paul was formerly an economist with  Mekong Economics Ltd conducting research and project management for the World  Bank and other aid donors. Paul is a frequent contributor to the Australian  policy debate on economic approaches to environmental challenges and is highly  regarded for getting to the heart of the key economic and public policy issues  that matter to policymakers.

内容简介：This study utilizes data for 144  countries from 1991-2010 to present the first international estimates of the  gasoline price elasticity of road fatalities. We instrument the gasoline price  with country oil reserves and yearly international crude oil prices to address  potential endogeneity concerns. Our findings suggest that the average reduction  in road fatalities resulting from a 10% increase in the gasoline pump price is  in the order of 3-6%. The large fuel subsidies that are maintained in some  countries substantially increase their road death  tolls.