Essays about: "Earmarking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Earmarking.

  1. 1. Willingness to Pay for Externalities – Does Earmarking Taxes Matter?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Joel Eliasson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Willingness to Pay; Environmental Beef Tax; Earmarking; Sweden; Contingent Valuation; Inferred Valuation; Payment Card Approach; Demand Curve;

    Abstract : This study explores the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for an environmental beef tax and the effects of revenue recycling mechanisms on WTP and beef consumption. It surveys students from Gothenburg University using a payment card approach, addressing literature gaps concerning the role of revenue recycling in environmental tax policy, behavioral economic factors affecting public perceptions, and potential biases in contingent valuation methods. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic Preference and Attitudes Towards Alternative Ways to Finance Public Transport

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Ellinor Bernsro; Jimmy Sandgren; [2021-08-17]
    Keywords : economic preferences; travel behavior; public policy; fare-free public transport; Västra Götaland;

    Abstract : The public transportation system in the region of Västra Götaland elicits quick and efficient travel, while, simultaneously, decreasing the negative effects of driving. However, the system suffers from various problems, mainly fare-evasion. READ MORE

  4. 3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEDIA AND THE VOLUME OF DEVELOPMENT AID Empirical Evidence from Swedish Negative Media Coverage on Development Aid during 2012 to 2019

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ismail Bazine; [2021-03-31]
    Keywords : Development aid; Negative media coverage; Multilateral aid; Bilateral aid;

    Abstract : Having independent institutions that make impartial decisions is a vital pillar of democratic societies. However, existing research claims that the media has an impact on the volumes of development aid. Although extensive research has been conducted on the relationship, there is a lack of studies that examine the topic out of a Swedish context. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reducing emissions in the Mexican power sector : Economic and political feasibility analysis of policy mechanisms

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Camila Barragán; [2017]
    Keywords : Mexico; market-based instruments; carbon-pricing; climate policy; electricity; political economy; Balmorel;

    Abstract : A comparative assessment of market-based climate policy instruments –carbon tax vs. ETS– for emission reduction in the Mexican electricity sector is presented. Model-based scenarios of different tax and cap levels were simulated on an existing Balmorel partial equilibrium model populated with data from the Mexican electricity system. READ MORE

  6. 5. Takgårdar för barn : ett aktuellt stadsbyggnadsproblem?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Susanne Bergdahl; [2016]
    Keywords : takgårdar; takgårdar för barn; lekplats; friyta; lekmiljö; stadsplanering; barns rörelsefrihet;

    Abstract : Bakgrund och syfte: I dagsläget finns ingen gällande lagstiftning som garanterar barns rätt till utemiljö, det finns endast rekommendationer vilka är utfärdade av Boverket. Rekommendationerna specificerar dock inga minimimått för barns friyta. Studier visar att barn som är fysiskt aktiva mår bättre, både psykiskt och fysiskt. READ MORE