Replication data for: Are Consumers Myopic? Evidence from New and Used Car Purchases
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Meghan R. Busse; Christopher R. Knittel; Florian Zettelmeyer
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Project Citation:
Busse, Meghan R., Knittel, Christopher R., and Zettelmeyer, Florian. Replication data for: Are Consumers Myopic? Evidence from New and Used Car Purchases. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112589V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We investigate whether car buyers are myopic about future fuel
costs. We estimate the effect of gasoline prices on short-run equilibrium prices of cars of different fuel economies. We then compare the implied changes in willingness-to-pay to the associated changes in expected future gasoline costs for cars of different fuel economies in order to calculate implicit discount rates. Using different assumptions about annual mileage, survival rates, and demand elasticities, we calculate a range of implicit discount rates similar to the range of interest rates paid by car buyers who borrow. We interpret this as showing little evidence of consumer myopia. (JEL D12, H25, L11, L62, L71, L81)
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JEL Classification:
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D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
H25 Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
L11 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
L62 Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
L71 Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels
L81 Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
H25 Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
L11 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
L62 Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
L71 Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels
L81 Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
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