Much ado about nothing: A failed case for banning combustion vehicles

Artikel

The Balearic Islands (Spain) passed a regional law in 2019 banning the registration of diesel and petrol vehicles from 1 January 2025 and 1 January 2035, respectively. This law was heavily criticised before and during its implementation and was finally abolished after six months. This paper analyses the effect of this law on the registrations of both types of vehicles, as well as the registration of non-polluting vehicles. Both the synthetic control method and the difference-in-difference estimator show that the ban had no impact on any type of vehicle, not even on those that are non-polluting. Although the Balearic Islands' regional government sought to pioneer implementation of this policy, the incorrect specification of the law, the uncertainty surrounding its approval and its short-term effects and may have reduced its effectiveness.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Mucho ruido y pocas nueces: El fallido caso de la prohibición de los vehículos de combustión
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Estudios de Economía ; ISSN: 0718-5286 ; Volume: 50 ; Year: 2023 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 263-285

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities: General ; Energy: General ; Environmental Economics: Government Policy
• Subject: Combustion vehicles ; Climate change ; Synthetic control method

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): García, Carmen ; Jiménez, Juan Luis ; Perdiguero, Jordi
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía
• (where): Santiago de Chile
• (when): 2023

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/285108
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET