Essays about: "economics and taxation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 essays containing the words economics and taxation.

1. 1. Paving the Way to Sustainability: Assessing the Impacts of Carbon Border Tariffs on the Steel Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Claudia Spanier; Kimya Rahmanian Aberouie; [2023]
   Keywords : Carbon border tariffs; CO2 emissions; trade; steel; environmental policy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper seeks to provide insights into the effects of carbon border tariffs and to offer guidance for policymakers. The focus is directed towards the steel sector - a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, where production practices vary significantly among countries, leading to differences in pollution levels. READ MORE

3. 2. European Tobacco Taxation and Youth Smoking - Findings from two decades of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children surveys

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Haggren; Lucas Henriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Youth smoking; smoking initiation; tobacco taxation; cigarette taxation; two-way fixed effects.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Using data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey on smoking behaviors for roughly 440,000 European youths over the years 2001-2018, we show that a one euro increase in cigarette excise taxes reduces smoking prevalence (share of children who has smoked) by 2 percentage points using a two-way fixed effects model. This translates to a participation elasticity of -0. READ MORE

4. 3. The Hidden Effects of Inflation. An Examination of Bracket Creep and its Implications for the Income Tax: Evidence for Spain (1979-1987)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Xabier Moriana Armendariz; [2023]
   Keywords : Inflation; Taxation; Microsimulation; ETI; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of inflation on the income tax in Spain from 1979 to 1987. By introducing a new approach using dynamic microsimulation and the Elasticity of Taxable Income (ETI), we analyze three dimensions of the tax: revenue, progressivity, and redistribution. READ MORE

5. 4. Don’t go nuts over nuts : an analysis of policy to reduce water scarcity caused by nuts

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Hanna Vinberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Consumption; demand; dietary change; elasticity; food policy; nuts; water footprint; water scarcity;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential possibilities of reducing water scarcity, by targeting the water intensive consumption of nuts. Therefore, the research question is if consumption-based policies can decrease the consumption of nuts in Sweden, in order to reduce water scarcity in sensitive areas. READ MORE

6. 5. The effect of an environmental tax on the consumption of dairy and plant-based drinks : the case of Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Daniel Törnqvist; [2022]
   Keywords : consumer demand; consumption taxation; dietary transition; GHG mitigation; plant-based drinks; Sweden;

   Abstract : In the light of global greenhouse gases (GHG) mitigation targets, this study aims to investigate if a consumption-sided CO2e weighted tax scheme on dairy and plant-based drinks can shift consumption towards plant-based drinks and thereby lower GHG emissions. Using scanner data from a Swedish supermarket ICA Maxi Nacka located in Stockholm, Sweden, we construct a multistage Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS) to evaluate changes in demand due to the tax implementation. READ MORE