Essays about: "effects of taxation"

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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. Mind the Gap: Quantifying fraud on Swedish exports using bilateral trade asymmetries

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Giulian Etingin-Frati; Ivelina Ilkova; [2023]
   Keywords : International taxation; Trade; Tax evasion; Customs;

   Abstract : Using open-source international trade statistics, we analyse cases where export country statistics do not match import country statistics for the same trade flow due to fraud. Specifically, we are interested in uncovering undervaluation fraud, whereby importers understate the value of their goods in order to pay lower taxes. READ MORE

4. 3. Optimal taxation by two-agent reinforcement learning

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Erik Lindau; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : An economy’s tax policy is one of the vital moments for, on the one hand, stimulating economic growth and labor, and, on the other hand gaining revenues from economic performance. A sufficient level of tax revenues is further important to keep up with governmental obligations and social welfare. READ MORE

5. 4. Could Tax Incidence Help Explain the Yellow Vest Movement? Evidence from France on tax incidence and heterogeneous effects of carbon and fuel taxation along the rural-urban spectrum

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Ann-Charlott Pahl; Anton Persson; [2023]
   Keywords : Carbon tax; Fuel tax; Tax incidence; Distributional effects; Difference-in-differences;

   Abstract : There is a general consensus amongst economists that taxing carbon emissions is an efficient policy tool for combating climate change. To fully understand the thorny issues surrounding the political economy and distributional effects of carbon taxation, more attention should be paid to the rural-urban dimension. READ MORE

6. 5. 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