If people grasped the full cost of cars, they might make greener choices

Saturday, April 25, 2020 - 14:00 in Mathematics & Economics

If more consumers understood the total costs of car ownership it could promote a shift to cleaner, lower-emission alternatives, according to a new paper co-authored by an economist at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES). In a survey of more than 6,000 consumers in Germany, researchers found that people underestimate the total […]

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