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The Effect of Registration Taxes on New Car Sales and Emissions: Evidence from Switzerland

Alberini, Anna; Bareit, Markus - 2016

In Switzerland, the annual circulation taxes on road vehicles are set by and paid to the cantons (not to the federal government). We exploit the 26 different circulation tax rules and their variation over time, which we interpret as a natural experiment, to see if linking them to a vehicle’s...

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The effect of registration taxes on new car sales and emissions : evidence from Switzerland

Alberini, Anna; Bareit, Markus Walter - In: Resource and energy economics 56 (2019), pp. 96-112

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Explaining the Adoption of Diesel Fuel Passenger Cars in Europe

Linn, Joshua - 2014

vehicle markets in seven European countries, I show that vehicle taxes and willingness to pay for fuel costs, rather than fuel …

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Vehicle tax policies and new passenger car CO2 performance in EU member states

Dineen, Denis; Ryan, Lisa; Ó Gallachóir, Brian - In: Climate policy 18 (2018) 4, pp. 396-412

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Reforming the Tax System to Promote Environmental Objectives: An Application to Mauritius

Parry, Ian W.H. - 2011

reforming vehicle taxes to meet environmental, equity, and revenue objectives; and a progressive transition to usage …-based vehicle taxes to address congestion. …

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Vehicle type choice under the influence of a tax reform and rising fuel prices

Mabit, Stefan L. - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 64 (2014) C, pp. 32-42

Differentiated vehicle taxes are considered by many a useful tool for promoting environmentally friendly vehicles …

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Regulatory Measures to Reduce the Impact of Old Cars on Air Quality

Johansson, Joakim; Sirje Pâ€°dam - Majandusteaduskond, Tallinna Tehnikaülikool - 2005

From the perspective of economic efficiency there are obvious advantages of regional differentiation of regulatory measures instead of relying on nationally uniform regulation, which is due to the fact that adverse health impacts, as well as other negative externalities, such as environmental...

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Reforming the tax system to promote environmental objectives: An application to Mauritius

Parry, Ian W.H. - In: Ecological Economics 77 (2012) C, pp. 103-112

reforming vehicle taxes to meet environmental, equity, and revenue objectives; and a progressive transition to usage …-based vehicle taxes to address congestion. …

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Taxes and Tradable Permits As Instruments for Controlling Pollution; Theory and Practice

Norregaard, John; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and tradable permits. Theoretically, the two instruments share many similarities, and on balance, neither seems preferable to the other. In practice, however, most countries...

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Motor vehicle taxes as an environmental management instrument: the case of Singapore

Chia, Ngee-Choon; Phang, Sock-Yong - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 4 (2001) 2, pp. 67-93

car ownership and car use through motor vehicle taxes is part of the land-transport policy to ensure smoother traffic flow …. This paper analyses the use of motor vehicle taxes in Singapore as an environmental management instrument. It evaluates the … relating to the use of such taxes are also highlighted. It concludes that motor vehicle taxes offer Singapore a double dividend …

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