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Environmental policy and lobbying in small open economies
Persson, Lars - In: Resource and Energy Economics 34 (2012) 1, pp. 24-35
and international environmental policies. International environmental policies are here characterized as pollution taxes … determined in a negotiation between two countries. The optimal pollution taxes are characterized and comparative statics are … carried out to increase the understanding of mechanisms underlying pollution taxes in the specified setup. It is found, among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740038
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Taxes, Growth and Welfare in an Endogenous Growth Model with Overlapping Generations
Meijdam, Lex - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1998
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Can Waste Improve Welfare?
Pelloni, A.; Waldmann, R. - Department of Economics, European University Institute - 1997
the positive externalities caused by investment. This makes it natural to conclude that taxes on investment or subsidies …
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Assessing Welfare Accounts
Fölster, Stefan; Gidehag, Robert; Orszag, Mike; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
The paper examines the possible effects of introducing a large-scale welfare reform in Sweden, namely, the introduction of comprehensive welfare accounts. Under this policy, individuals make mandatory contributions to accounts, which they can top up with voluntary contributions. In return,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661890
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Informality, consumption taxes and redistribution
Bachas, Pierre; Gadenne, Lucie; Jensen, Anders - 2022
Can taxes on consumption redistribute in developing countries? Contrary to consensus, we show that taxing consumption … steeply declines with income, so that richer households pay a substantially larger share of their income in taxes. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480353
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The Social Cost of Optimal Taxes in an Imperfectly Competitive Economy
Selim, Sheikh - 2005
In this paper we calibrate the social cost of optimal taxes in a class of imperfectly competitive economies and examine … number of sources of market distortion and number of tax instruments. Our calibration clearly shows that optimal taxes in an … efficient as competition enhancing policy tools. We find that optimal taxes in our models can cost up to 48% less forgone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322825
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Effects of Housing Transfer Taxes on Household Mobility
Eerola, Essi; Harjunen, Oskari; Lyytikäinen, Teemu; … - 2019
Housing transfer taxes are fiscally important in many countries despite evidence of substantial welfare losses found in … of the effect. We argue that the welfare costs of transfer taxes are larger than previously thought. …
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Regulation and Taxation of Casinos under State-Monopoly, Private Monopoly and Casino Association Regimes
Benar, Hasret; Jenkins, Glenn P. - 2006
-owned monopoly, private monopoly and casino association regulation. Turnover taxes on the amount of funds gambled and also annual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011940674
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Regulation and Taxation of Casinos under State-Monopoly, Private Monopoly and Casino Association Regimes
Benar, Hasret; Jenkins, Glenn - 2006
-owned monopoly, private monopoly and casino association regulation. Turnover taxes on the amount of funds gambled and also annual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011940702
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The social cost of optimal taxes in an imperfectly competitive economy
Selim, Sheikh - 2010 - Updated
In this paper we calibrate the social cost of optimal taxes in a class of imperfectly competitive economies and examine … number of sources of market distortion and number of tax instruments. Our calibration clearly shows that optimal taxes in an … efficient as competition enhancing policy tools. We find that optimal taxes in our models can cost up to 48% less forgone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517136