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the free rider problem in an international context and the extent to which private preferences should be taken into … are discussed both in a national and international context with emphasis on the proposal for a global CO2 tax. Finally …
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Sin taxes have become a widely suggested policy instrument to discourage the consumption of goods deemed harmful to individuals and society. Using surveys and experiments on a representative sample of the US population, we provide evidence on how individuals think and reason about such...
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targeted use of NGO funds in international development cooperation. We assess the determinants of private donations across a …
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As billions of people in the developing world seek to increase their living standards, their aspirations pose a challenge to global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The emerging middle class are buying and operating energy intensive durables ranging from vehicles to air conditioners to...
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Fluctuations in retail energy prices may incentivize domestic households to adapt their load pattern in order to minimize the cost of electricity. This paper determines the price volatility necessary for automatic load shifting to cover the cost of the associated smart metering within a...
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This paper shows that prices respond asymmetrically to increases and decreases in consumption taxes. We combine monthly commodity price data with information on Value Added Tax (VAT) rates across several European countries for the period 1996-2015 and show that prices respond more to VAT...
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During the recent period of economic crisis, many countries have introduced scrappage schemes to boost the sale and production of vehicles, particularly of vehicles designed to pollute less. In this paper, we analyze the impact of a particular scheme in Spain (Plan2000E) on vehicle prices and...
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The non-monetary costs consumers experience from regulations are challenging to quantify, and thus easily overlooked. Using quasi-experimental policy variation and high-frequency supermarket data, this paper identifies previously hidden time costs from policies that ban or tax the use of...
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It has long been recognized that taxing a commodity that generates negative externalities can be used to reduce the consumption of that commodity. A variant involves the imposition of revenue neutrality but that may alter the tax rate required to meet a consumption reduction target. We explore...
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