• A generic discrete choice model of automobile purchase 

      Østli, Vegard; Fridstrøm, Lasse; Johansen, Kjell Werner; Tseng, Yin-Yen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-24)
      Purpose The introduction of novel fuel and propulsion technologies, such as battery, (plug-in) hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles, and the need to combat the exhaust emission of local and global pollutants from the ...
    • A stock-flow cohort model of the national car fleet 

      Fridstrøm, Lasse; Østli, Vegard; Johansen, Kjell Werner (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-10)
      Purpose Various regulatory and fiscal policy instruments are in force to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and local pollutants emitted by private cars. The incentives operate primarily—or exclusively—on the newest ...
    • Comparing the Scandinavian automobile taxation systems and their CO2 mitigation effects 

      Østli, Vegard; Fridstrøm, Lasse; Kristensen, Niels Buus; Lindberg, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-04)
      Despite their similarities, Scandinavian countries have adopted starkly different automobile tax regimes. The Danish system entails very high and convex tax rates with moderate CO2 differentiation. In Norway, tax rates are ...
    • Direct and cross price elasticities of demand for gasoline, diesel, hybrid and battery electric cars: the case of Norway 

      Fridstrøm, Lasse; Østli, Vegard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-04)
      Aim: The primary goals of this research is (i) to derive direct and cross demand market response functions for automobile powertrains and their energy carriers and (ii) to assess how CO2 emissions from automobiles depend ...
    • Revealed and stated preferences for reliable commuter rail in Norway 

      Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Østli, Vegard; Killi, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-04)
      We study the effect of travel time reliability on passenger demand using a rich data set on period tickets and train delays over time for commuter trips in the Oslo capital region in Norway. We estimate the relationship ...
    • The Revealed Preference for Battery Electric Vehicle Range 

      Fridstrøm, Lasse; Østli, Vegard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-19)
      Exploiting a disaggregate discrete choice model of automobile purchase, we reveal the willingness-to-pay for extended all-electric range in battery and plug-in hybrid electric cars in Norway. We find diminishing returns ...
    • The vehicle purchase tax as a climate policy instrument 

      Fridstrøm, Lasse; Østli, Vegard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-09)
      Since 2007, the Norwegian vehicle purchase tax includes a large CO2 emission component. At the same time, generous tax exemptions and privileges are granted to battery electric vehicles. Continued application of the purchase ...
    • Train Unreliability and Demand for Rail Freight Transport in Norway 

      Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Østli, Vegard; Killi, Marit; Landmark, Andreas D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-01)
      We use a rich data set on long-distance freight trains in Norway to estimate the effect of variation in train unreliability over time on transport demand within a fixed-effect framework. The train services that we study ...
    • Virkningene av endringer i bilbeskatningen 

      Fridstrøm, Lasse; Østli, Vegard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-01)