title: A new tax on gasoline: estimating its effect on consumption.
abstract: Based on extrapolation of a recent estimate of the elasticity of demand for gasoline, it is concluded that a tax of 5 cents per gallon per year over the period 1979 to 1988 can be expected to produce significant reductions in gasoline consumption, contrary to widely expressed opinions.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schneider