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Case
Is the US Gasoline Tax Obsolete? (B)
Author(s)
Set during the 2021 discussions around increasing the US federal gasoline tax rate, this case examines the tension between the distributional effects of that tax and its historical role as the primary source of funding for federal programs supporting highway and mass transit infrastructure. The central question raised in the case is whether the federal gasoline tax had any meaningful role to play in future US transportation policy.
Date Published:
12/05/2024
Citations:
Besanko, David, Vidhyashankar Balasubramanian, David Berliner. Is the US Gasoline Tax Obsolete? (B). KE1309.