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Using taxes to deter illegal fishing in ITQ systems
Salgado, Hugo; Chávez Rebolledo, Carlos - In: Environmental & resource economics : the official … 64 (2016) 4, pp. 709-724
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Smoking: Taxing health and social security
Armour, Brian S.; Pitts, M. Melinda - 2006
While the health risks associated with smoking are well known, the impact on income distributions is not. This paper extends the literature by examining the distributional effects of a behavioral choice, in this case smoking, on net marginal Social Security tax rates (NMSSTR). The results show...
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Operations research and systems analysis of geopressured/geothermal resources in Texas. Final report
Lesso, W.G.; Zinn, C.D.; Cornwell, J. - 2007
A preliminary resource assessment, based on the best available parameters, was made to identify potentially suitable fairways. Of those examined only the Brazoria Fairway in the Frio Formation was able to produce sufficient fluid to meet the minimum requirements. These requirements are based...
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ELSA: an electric power supply analysis model for the Pacific Northwest. [Effects of developments]
Harrington, T.P.; Jacobsen, J.J. - 2008
Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) is conducting a program to help assess impacts of energy-related developments through the year 2025 in six northwestern states--Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. ELSA (Electric Power Supply Analysis Model), one component of this...
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Distributional effects of the fiscal impact of power plant siting. [Nuclear power plants]
Vogt, D.P.; Bjornstad, D.J. - 2009
Classical economic base analysis is grounded in the concept that export activity drives the local economy and that economic impacts due to development can be traced to changes in the export base. Local government activities are frequently treated as a consequence of economic change, but no...
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Geopressured-geothermal energy development: government incentives and institutional structures
Frederick, D.O.; Prestwood, D.C.L.; Roberts, K.; … - 2007
The following subjects are included: a geothermal resource overview, the evolution of the current Texas geopressured-geothermal institutional structure, project evaluation with uncertainty and the structure of incentives, the natural gas industry, the electric utility industry, potential...
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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Whatcom County, Washington.
Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009
This report estimates the local economic impacts that could be anticipated from the development of a 100 megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant in eastern Whatcom County, Washington, near Mt. Baker, as shown in Figure 1. The study was commissioned by the Bonneville Power Administration to quantify...
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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Skamania County, Washington.
Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009
This report estimates the local economic impacts that could be anticipated from the development of a 100 megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant in eastern Skamania County, Washington, near Mt. Adams, as shown in Figure 1. The study was commissioned by the Bonneville Power Administration to...
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Competitive interstate taxation of western coal
Kolstad, C.D.; Wolak, F.A. Jr. - 2009
This paper analyzes the potential market power of western states in setting coal severance taxes. An attempt to … structures are analyzed. One involves a western regional cartel, setting taxes collectively. The other cases are noncooperative … the taxes associated with the noncooperative competitive tax equilibria are close to present tax levels. Additionally, we …
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Effect of proposed Federal tax credits and forgivable loans on geothermal electric power development: hot line report
Cassel, T.A.V. - 2007
The likely impacts of two proposed federal incentives for accelerating the development of geothermal resources for electric power production are evaluated. The incentives are: an additional 20% investment tax credit applicable to both well field capital and power plant capital; and a federal...
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