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The optimal subsidy on electric vehicles in a metropolitan area : a SCGE study for Germany
Hirte, Georg; Tscharaktschiew, Stefan - 2012
commuting, carbon emissions, endogenous labor supply, fuel and power taxes are considered and where we distinguish between fuel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517765
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Systems of packaging waste recycling in the EU : comparing five different case-studies
Cruz, Nuno F.; Simões, Pedro; Marques, Rui Cunha - 2012
All European Union (EU) member states have to comply with the demanding recycling rates targets that were set for the recovery of packaging waste in the Directive 94/62/EC. Nevertheless, each country has its own system for accomplishing these targets. Some already had national legislation when...
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Financial flows in the recycling of packaging waste : the case of France
Simões, Pedro; Cruz, Nuno; Marques, Rui Cunha - 2012
The recycling of packaging waste is an objective of the Community with very ambitious recycling rate targets laid down in the European law. Research on the operations and on the financial and economic costs that resulted from this environmental policy is an ongoing effort. Currently, there is...
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Redistributive income taxation with directed technical change
Loebbing, Jonas - 2020
income taxes in a Mirrleesian economy augmented to include endogenous technology development and adoption choices by firms … be small, but the impact of directed technical change on optimal taxes is considerable. Optimal marginal tax rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012431526
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Redistribution, demand, and sustainable production
Dobkowitz, Sonja - 2021 - Revised version: March 2022
consumption inequality. In the model, inequality renders labour taxes part of the optimal environmental policy for all levels of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013326471
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Understanding willingness to support higher taxes for urban transportation services : the case of an American City
Thill, Jean-Claude; Wang, Chunhua - 2011
for spending on highway transportation infrastructure and four modes of public transportation (i.e., bus, light rail …'s attitudes towards paying higher taxes are affected by the individual's location, home ownership, and the level of educational … attainment. It is found that respondents tend to grossly under-report their willingness to support higher taxes for investments …
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From periphery to core : economic adjustments to high speed rail
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Feddersen, Arne - 2010 - Version: September 2010
This paper presents evidence that high speed rail systems, by bringing economic agents closer together, sustainably promote economic activity within regions that enjoy an increase in accessibility. Our results on the one hand confirm expectations that have led to huge public investments into...
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Garage and curbside parking competition with search congestion
Inci, Eren; Lindsey, Robin - 2014
In many downtown areas, privately operated parking garages compete with each other and with publicly operated curbside parking. Garages exercise market power by charging fees that vary with parking duration. Curbside space is scarce, and drivers have to search for it. This creates a congestion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011499395
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Population structures in Russia : optimality and dependence on parameters of global evolution : ERSA 2014 article
Yegorov, Yuri - 2014
The paper is devoted to analytical investigation of the division of geographical space into urban and rural areas with application to Russia. Yegorov (2005, 2006, 2009) has suggested the role of population density on economics. A city has an attractive potential based on scale economies. The...
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Wider economic benefits from communication cost reductions : an endogenous growth approach
Bröcker, Johannes - 2011
The paper examines the impact of communication cost reductions on growth and welfare by means of an endogenous spatial growth model. Policy makers having to decide upon transport policies often claim certain policies such as infrastructure investments to have growth stimulating effects that...
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