Essays about: "negative externality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words negative externality.

  1. 1. The Impact of Emission Trading System on Economic Growth and Gross Fixed Capital Formation

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Hanna Wall; [2022]
    Keywords : EU emission trading system; EU ETS; economic growth; gross fixed capital formation; fixed effects model; panel data; cross-country fixed effects;

    Abstract : Policymakers' action of mitigating and slowing down the continued increase of carbon emission is a significant global priority. One way to internalise the negative externality of pollution is to put a price on greenhouse gases and use the market-based approach of emission trading systems. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Negative Externality of Peer Group Income: Evidence from Three Developed Economies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jón Sjúrður Pálsson Arge; [2021]
    Keywords : happiness economics; social comparison; peer group income; Easterlin Paradox; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effect of peer group household income on happiness in three developed economies: the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where we define peer groups by age, gender, and education. Using the most recent panel waves from the General Social Survey (GSS) and the European Social Survey (ESS), we find comparable results from all three countries, namely a negative coefficient of peer group household income that is statistically not different in absolute magnitude from the coefficient of the respondent’s own household income. READ MORE

  4. 3. Getting motor fuel taxes right : An empirical application on Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Josef Meens Eriksson; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : I estimate optimal passenger car fuel taxes for Sweden while accounting for negative externalities such as congestion, accidents, CO2 emissions, particle pollution, road reinvestment need, winter road maintenance need and noise. By allowing for tax interaction effects with the broader fiscal system the fuel tax substitutes for the tax on labour income, consequently the optimal fuel tax may deviate from fuel tax level proposed by the Pigouivan principle. READ MORE

  5. 4. Internet of Things : The Potential Influence of Enterprise Buyers on the Security of IoT

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : John Mozayani; [2018]
    Keywords : Information and Communications Systems Security; Information Security; Internet of Things; IoT; Accountability; Business Models; Innovation and Growth; Consumer Awareness and Advocacy; Customer Experience; Customer First Mindset; Value Proposition; Enterprise Buyers; Informations- och Kommunikationssystem Säkerhet; IoT; Ansvar; Affärsmodeller; Innovation och Tillväxt; Konsumentmedvetenhet och konsumentskydd; Kundupplevelse; Kundens förstånd; Värdesättning; Företags Köparen;

    Abstract : While IoT safety and security incidents continue to increase in frequency, scope and severity, there remains a gap in how the issue will be addressed. While the debate continues within academia, industry standards bodies, government and industry media, new entrants continue to rapidly enter the market with cheaper more powerful products with little incentive to address information security issues. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fringe benefits taxation The case of company cars as fringe benefits in Sweden : The case of company cars as fringe benefits in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Jessica Schering; [2018]
    Keywords : Fringe benefits; Fringe benefits taxation; Company cars; Welfare effects; Deadweight loss; Car exernalities.; Förmånsbil; Löneförmån; Förmånsbeskattning; Välfärdseffekt; Dödviktsförlust; Bilex-ternaliteter.;

    Abstract : While fringe benefits create value in the employer-employee relationship, implicitly subsidized fringe ben-efits risk incurring economic deadweight losses. An increasingly common fringe benefit in Europe is the company car. READ MORE