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Where is the Carbon Tax after Thirty Years of Research?

Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2018

This paper takes a dive into the deep literature on the carbon tax accumulated through active and continuous research over the past 30 years. It also presents the ongoing debate and implementation of the carbon tax in practice. The paper discusses the evolution of the carbon tax literature,...

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Under What Conditions Does a Carbon Tax on Fossil Fuels Stimulate Biofuels?

Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017

A carbon tax is an efficient economic instrument to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide released from fossil fuel burning. Its impacts on production of renewable energy depend on how it is designed -- particularly in the context of the penetration of biofuels into the energy supply mix for road...

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Taxes and Caps as Climate Policy Instruments with Domestic and Imported Fuels

Strand, Jon - 2017

. The analysis assumes that the world can be split into two regions, with two fuels that both lead to carbon emissions …

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Financing Low-Carbon Transitions Through Carbon Pricing and Green Bonds

Heine, Dirk - 2019

To finance the transition to low-carbon economies required to mitigate climate change, countries are increasingly using a combination of carbon pricing and green bonds. This paper studies the reasoning behind such policy mixes and the economic interaction effects that result from these different...

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Regional Carbon Pricing for International Maritime Transport : Challenges and Opportunities for Global Geographical Coverage

Dominioni, Goran - 2018

Although the existing literature identifies a fuel levy imposed by means of a global agreement as the most efficient policy for carbon pricing in the maritime sector, scholars and policy makers debate the possibility for regional measures to be introduced in case a global agreement cannot be...

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Equilibrium Fictions : A Cognitive Approach to Societal Rigidity

Hoff, Karla Ruth - 2017

equilibrium fictions. In the framework of this paper, technology, contacts with the outside world, and changes in power and wealth …

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Low Tax Jurisdictions and Preferential Regimes : Policy Gaps in Developing Economies

Pemberton, Jonathan Leigh - 2019

This paper reviews recent international initiatives and domestic policy developments aimed at helping countries to protect their tax base against erosion by individuals and companies that allocate assets to or route income via low tax jurisdictions. The paper highlights the benefits and...

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Tax Capacity and Tax Effort : Extended Cross-Country Analysis from 1994 to 2009

Le, Tuan Minh - 2017

One of the important factors for economic development is the existence of an effective tax system. This paper deals with the concept and empirical estimation of countries' taxable capacity and tax effort. It employs a cross-country study from a sample of 110 developing and developed countries...

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Green Subsidies and the WTO

Charnovitz, Steve - 2017

This paper provides a detailed explanation how the law of the World Trade Organization regulates environmental … relevant World Trade Organization rules and case law, including the recent Canada-Renewable Energy case. The paper also makes … specific recommendations for how World Trade Organization law can be improved and discusses the literature on reform proposals …

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What Drives the Global"Land Rush"?

Arezki, Rabah - 2017

The 2007-2008 upsurge in agricultural commodity prices gave rise to widespread concern about investors causing a "global land rush" . Large land deals can provide opportunities for better access to capital, transfer of technology, and advances in productivity and employment generation. But they...

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