Essays about: "excise tax"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words excise tax.

  1. 1. The Impact of Policy on the Production of Liquid Biofuels

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Danielsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In the following thesis, the development of the biofuels sector in the United States will be analysed using environmental economics. Around year 2005, there was a significant increase in the production of liquid biofuels. Hence, the thesis aims to explore the reasons behind the increase. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of an increased excise tax on alcohol consumption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Celina Hua; Sarah Pramle; [2021-02-09]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In September 2020, the Swedish government announced the ambition to further raise the tax on alcohol and tobacco products. The new policy, planned to be enacted in January 2023, aims to adjust for inflationary measures while promoting public health and increasing government revenue. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Swedish Air Passenger Tax : The impact on passenger numbers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Alexander Soto Runevall; [2021]
    Keywords : Emissions; Externalities; Tax; Excise; Aviation; Air travel; Passenger numbers; Sweden;

    Abstract : In this essay I have estimated what impact the Swedish air passenger tax that was introduced in Sweden on April 1st in 2018 has had on passenger numbers in Sweden. The tax was introduced to lower demand for air travel within the public and thus, decrease the aviation industry´s greenhouse gas emissions as aviation contributes through these emissions to a large extent to climate change and is expected to have an even greater impact in the future as the number of air travels are expected to grow continuously. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sweden’s proposed excise tax on plastic bags -Using a stated preference method to evaluate outcomes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Gustaf Johansson; Fredrik Söderlund; [2020-02-18]
    Keywords : Excise; environmental tax; plastic bags; stated preference; price elasticity of demand;

    Abstract : The 1st of May 2020, the Swedish government will implement an excise tax on plastic bags. Using a stated preference method, this paper explores the effects the excise tax will have on plastic bag consumption. The vast majority of plastic bags that are sold in Sweden are grocery store bags. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of Carbon Taxes on CO2 Emissions in the Nordic Countries: A Synthetic Control Analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ismael Moreno Martinez; [2020]
    Keywords : Carbon tax; Synthetic control; Environmental Policy; Climate Change;

    Abstract : This quasi-experimental study estimates the effects of transport fuel taxation reforms on CO2 emissions in Sweden and Finland through a synthetic strategy. Panel data from OECD countries is used to construct control units that closely resemble the treated countries. READ MORE