This paper recommends a system of upstream taxes on fossil fuels, combined with refunds for downstream emissions capture, to reduce carbon and local pollution emissions. Motor fuel taxes should also account for congestion and other externalities associated with vehicle use, at least until...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. TYPES OF AVIATION TAX -- III. AVIATION TAXES IN PRACTICE -- IV. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER EXTERNALITIES -- V. TAXING INTERNATIONAL AVIATION: BASIC PRINCIPLES -- VI. THE IMPLICATIONS OF NON-ENVIRONMENTAL DISTORTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION -- VII....

This paper evaluates the nature and extent of, and possible responses to, two of the central challenges that globalization poses for revenue mobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): from corporate tax competition, and from trade liberalization. It does so using a new dataset with features...