Developing countries face a major challenge of decarbonizing their light-duty vehicle fleet and transitioning to the broad use of electric vehicles. However, there is little evidence on which policies can most effectively facilitate that transition in these countries, distinguished by relatively...

This paper studies the unintended welfare consequences of industrial policies designed to encourage domestic production in the context of developing countries. We explore the case of the Indian mobile handset industry, where the Indian government proposed new tariffs on imported ready-to-use...

New vehicle markets in developing countries are characterized by low-income consumers and highly concentrated markets that distort equilibrium markups, which increases challenges of transitioning to electric vehicles. We analyze existing and proposed policies aiming to increase hybrid and...