Burke, Paul J.Nishitateno, Shuhei2015-06-012015-06-010095-2583http://hdl.handle.net/1885/13690This study utilizes data for 144 countries from 1991 to 2010 to present the first international estimates of the gasoline price elasticity of road fatalities. We instrument each country’s gasoline price with that country’s oil reserves and the yearly international crude oil price to address potential endogeneity concerns. Our findings suggest that the average reduction in road fatalities resulting from a 10% increase in the gasoline pump price is in the order of 3%–6%. Around 35,000 road deaths per year could be avoided by the removal of global fuel subsidies.14 pages© 2014 Western Economic Association International. http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0095-2583/ Author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) after 2 years embargo (Sherpa/Romeo as of 30/8/2017). This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Burke, P. J. and Nishitateno, S. (2015), GASOLINE PRICES AND ROAD FATALITIES: INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE. Econ Inq, 53: 1437–1450. doi:10.1111/ecin.12171, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1111/ecin.12171. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing-open-access/open-access/self-archiving.html (Publisher journal website 30/8/2017)gasoline price elasticityroad fatalitiesinternationalcrude oil priceglobal fuel subsidy2015-0710.1111/ecin.121712015-12-10