Essays about: "Externalities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 167 essays containing the word Externalities.

  1. 1. Taxing the skies - A study on the Swedish air passenger tax and its impact on the number of passengers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Anna Gligoric; Dejana Jerkovic; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the impact of the Swedish air passenger tax on the number of air passengers in Sweden. The tax was implemented in April 2018 with the aim to reduce air travel demand and decrease the aviation industry's greenhouse gas emissions. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Designing learning experiences for collaborative survival : Using stories about biodiversity measures in the construction sector

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

    Author : Jonas Diego van Doorn; [2023]
    Keywords : Learning; design; interaction; biodiversity; construction; workshop; Lärande; design; interaktion; biologisk mångfald; konstruktion; verkstad;

    Abstract : Biodiversity loss is increasing at an unprecedented rate, with the construction sector generating significant negative externalities. Developing an educational experience focused on biodiversity within this sector can enhance knowledge and expertise to mitigate such loss by showcasing resilient nature-based solutions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Flight to climate: liquidity commonality in brown equities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Haiping Yu; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; ESG Investing; Climate investing; Liquidity Commonality; Systematic Liquidity Risk;

    Abstract : Emerging ESG studies have established a negative equilibrium correlation between ESG factors and stock returns in an economy predominately influenced by investors with nonpecuniary preference over high ESG credentials. However, little research has delved into a potential systematic liquidity risk phenomenon associated with aggregate trading activities of ESG-motivated investors who share a common nonzero ESG preference component in their utility function. READ MORE

  6. 5. In the Business of Doing Good: A case study on social entrepreneurship within the small-scale rental sector in South African townships

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Lindén-Urnes; [2023]
    Keywords : backyard rental; small-scale rental; affordable housing; social entrepreneurship; impact; Cape Town; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Housing crises have become a global phenomenon, including in South Africa. Neither the South African government nor the market have been able to sufficiently address the growing housing deficit across the nation, especially not in the affordable rental sector. READ MORE