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Comparative politics and environmental taxation
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2004Abstract In this paper, we take a step towards understanding the role of democratic institutions on the level of pollution taxation. Persson et al. (J. Polit. Economy 108 (2000) 1121) argue that presidential–congressional regimes set lower taxes than parliamentary regimes.
Per G. Fredriksson, Daniel L. Millimet
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2021
The environment as a policy issue has increased dramatically in importance in recent decades. The issues extend from global challenges, such as climate change, access to water and soils, ozone emissions, and biodiversity loss, to issues with a smaller geographical scope, such as water quality and congestion, to the impact of the environment on health ...
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The environment as a policy issue has increased dramatically in importance in recent decades. The issues extend from global challenges, such as climate change, access to water and soils, ozone emissions, and biodiversity loss, to issues with a smaller geographical scope, such as water quality and congestion, to the impact of the environment on health ...
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Product Quality and Environmental Taxation
Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2002In developed countries, car use is one of the most significant contributors to air pollution. It is also a notable fact that larger, heavier cars consume more fuel and hence contribute more to pollution. This observation has led to policy proposals to structure taxation to encourage the use of smaller, lighter cars.
Myles, GD, Uyduranoglu, A
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Environmental responsibility versus taxation
Ecological Economics, 2004Taxation, as a tool of environmental economic policy, traditionally aims at generating a discouraging effect upon both the consumer and producer. Environmental degradation should finally stabilize itself. The mechanism of taxation replies to a behavioural stimulus (taxes versus subsidies).
Bazin, Damien +2 more
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The role of environmental taxation: economics and the law
2012This contribution to the Handbook of Research on Environmental Taxation discusses the law and economics of environmental taxation. The chapter provides an overview of taxation and other incentive-based regulations from an environmental law and economics perspective by addressing their strengths and weaknesses.
Faure, M.G., Weishaar, S.E.
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2019
Abstract This chapter examines the comparative merits of environmental taxation as an environmental policy instrument. It first provides a brief background on the theoretical foundation for merging environmental protection with taxation before discussing two categories of environmental taxation instruments: environmental taxes (e.g ...
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Abstract This chapter examines the comparative merits of environmental taxation as an environmental policy instrument. It first provides a brief background on the theoretical foundation for merging environmental protection with taxation before discussing two categories of environmental taxation instruments: environmental taxes (e.g ...
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OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION
1997Congestible natural assets that are prone to market failure include pastures, fisheries, and aquifers, but also the assimilative capacities of waste sinks such as rivers, oceans, air and atmospheres to absorb and eliminate the residual by-products from consumption and production.
Jaeger, William, Jaeger, William
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Taxation and Environmental Innovation
1995This paper analyses the effects of environmental taxation on firms’ innovation activity. A regulator is assumed to introduce an environmental tax Firms may react both by changing output and by adopting a new, environment-friendly technology Conditions under which the latter option is firms’ optimal choice are provided.
Carlo Carraro, Giorgio Topa
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