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Populist fiscal policy
Khemani, Stuti - 2008
"Political economy explanations for fiscal profligacy are dominated by models of bargaining among organized interest groups over group-specific targeted benefits financed by generalized taxation. These models predict that governments consisting of a coalition of political parties spend more than...
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Costs of taxation and the benefits of public goods : the role of income effects
Martin, Will - 2005
"The fact that raising taxes can increase taxed labor supply through income effects is frequently used to justify much lower measures of the marginal welfare cost of taxes and greater public good provision than indicated by traditional, compensated analyses. The authors confirm that this...
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A review of regulatory instruments to control environmental externalities from the transport sector
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2009
"This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector. The study finds that the main regulatory instruments used in practice are fuel economy standards, vehicle emission standards, and fuel quality standards. Although industrialized...
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Environment and Social Policy and Procedures
World Bank - 2015
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Tax policy to reduce carbon emissions in South Africa
Devarajan, Shantayanan (contributor) - 2009
, the authors explore the impact of a carbon tax relative to alternative energy taxes on economic welfare. Using a … content. The authors consider a "pure" carbon tax as well as various proxy taxes such as those on energy or energy … targeted the tax to carbon emissions, the better the welfare results. If a carbon tax is feasible, it will have the least …
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Carbon Pricing Watch 2015
World Bank - 2015
Significant progress in carbon pricing has been made over the last ten years. In 2015, about 40 national and over 20 subnational jurisdictions, representing almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), are putting a price on carbon. Together, the carbon pricing instruments in these...
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Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives : Developments and Prospects 2013
World Bank - 2013
The Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives Report maps existing and emerging carbon pricing initiatives around the world. It does not provide a quantitative, transaction-based analysis of the international carbon market since current market conditions invalidate any attempt to undertake such an...
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Carbon Pricing Watch 2017
World Bank - 2017
The report is a one stop shop for learning about key developments and prospects of existing and emerging carbon initiatives. There is a continued momentum for carbon pricing. As of 2017, over 40 national and 25 subnational jurisdictions representing almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas...
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State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2014
World Bank - 2014
The report is a one stop shop for learning about key developments and prospects of existing and emerging carbon initiatives. A challenging international carbon market has not stopped the development of domestic carbon pricing initiatives. Today, about 40 national and over 20 sub-national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248740
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State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2023
World Bank - 2023
This report provides an up-to-date overview of existing and emerging carbon pricing instruments around the world, including international, national and subnational initiatives. It also investigates trends surrounding the development and implementation of carbon pricing instruments and some of...
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