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Analysis of the Effects of Introduction of an Additional Carbon Tax on the Slovenian Economy Considering Different Forms of Recycling [PDF]
Economic and Business Review, 2014 This paper outlines some of the environmental and economic implications of an additional CO2 tax of EUR 15/tCO2 in Slovenia in the period 2012-2030 in order to determine whether it yield a double dividend.
Matjaž Koman, Aleksandar Kešeljević
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Eesti Majanduspoliitilised Väitlused, 2010 The purpose of this paper is to study the impact from the recent financial crisis on public environmental expenditure in Estonia. The data show different tendencies depending on the level of government.
Üllas Ehrlich, Sirje Pädam
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Energy Taxation and Competitiveness: Special Provisions for Business in Germany's Environmental Tax Reform [PDF]
Environmental taxation very often comprises special provisions for parts of the business sector in order to attenuate effects on competitiveness of emissionintensive activities.
Michael Kohlhaas
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Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examined how male rape myths, racial/ethnicity biases, and sexuality stereotypes influence verdicts in male‐on‐male rape trials—an area that is currently under‐researched. A sample of 463 participants read a mock rape trial, where both the defendant and complainant were male, with defendant ethnicity (White, Black, Asian) and ...
Lee J. Curley +3 more
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Raising revenue with transaction taxes in Latin america - or is it better to tax with the devil you know? [PDF]
In recent years, various Latin American governments have resorted to taxes on bank debits and financial transactions as alternative ways of raising revenue. Considerable interest has developed in understanding the consequences of such reforms. The author
Suescun, Rodrigo
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Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how money attitudes moderate the relationship between personality traits and early pension withdrawal behaviour in the context of South Africa's new Two‐Pot retirement system. Drawing on structural equation modelling with data from over 5000 retirement fund members, whether Money Prudence and Money Anxiety condition the ...
Paul Prinn Nixon, Evan Gilbert
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SystemsWater supply systems (WSS) face various threats such as climate change, declining freshwater availability, and over-extraction of groundwater. To improve the resilience and sustainability of WSS, both technological innovation and effective institutional ...
Jiaxi Yu +3 more
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Avoiding the pitfalls in taxing financial intermediation [PDF]
Enthusiasts for financial sector tax reform typically come either with some form of"flat tax"(including value added tax on financial services, zero taxation on capital income, or a universal transactions tax) or advocating corrective taxes designed to ...
Honohan, Patrick
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Assessing Vulnerability of Selected Sectors Under Environmental Tax Reform: The Issue of Pricing Power. ESRI WP222. October 2007 [PDF]
, 2007 This paper investigates pricing power, an important criterion for identifying sectors that would be vulnerable under environmental tax reform. Environmental tax reform, defined here as introduction of carbon taxes alongside reductions in labour taxes ...
Fitz Gerald, J., Keeney, M., Scott, S.
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Double Dividend in an Endogenous Growth Model with Pollution and Abatement [PDF]
This paper discusses wether by implementing an environmental tax reform, a government may achieve a double dividend. We consider the simplest endogenous growth model (AK model) and include a negative environmental externality in the utility function ...
Esther Fernández +2 more
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