Essays about: "Pigouvian taxes"

Found 5 essays containing the words Pigouvian taxes.

  1. 1. Opposing Attitudes Towards Environmental Taxes: A Price Dilemma? A Case of the Swedish Attitudes on Gasoline Emission Taxes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ignacio López Casanueva Arturo; Bergström Martin; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how people’s attitudes toward environmental taxes are shaped and whether changes in end-consumer prices of gasoline have a direct effect on carbon tax perception. A theoretical model is constructed to represent the individual’s choice problem using a utility function. READ MORE

  3. 2. Optimal Carbon Tax and Endogenous Longevity

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Chi Banh; [2023]
    Keywords : climate change; endogenous longevity; health; carbon taxes; OLG model;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the link between optimal carbon tax and endogenous longevity. It considers an overlapping generation model with clean and dirty intermediate goods. Externality caused by producing dirty intermediate goods damages the final goods productionas well as the agents’ longevity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Carbon tax efficiency : What elevates it, and what undermines it?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Van den Tempel Almaas; Gustav Hillgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Carbon tax efficiency; Carbon emissions; Nordic countries; OECD-members; Pigouvian tax; Difference-in-difference method.;

    Abstract : The radical rise of global temperatures has put high pressure on the environment, leading to societal pressure towards politicians to reverse the trend. In light of this environmental crisis, economists all over the world agree that carbon taxes are the most cost-effective instrument for reducing carbon emissions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Interaction Between Structural Transformation and the Environment: A Two-Sector General Equilibrium Analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Lukas Wiedemann; [2020]
    Keywords : Structural Transformation; Composition Effect; Emissions; Climate Change; Economic Growth;

    Abstract : Economic development is accompanied by sectoral reallocation from the goods (agriculture and industry) sector to the service sector. This structural change, in turn, can explain the emission intensity patterns in most regions of the world. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pigouvian consumption taxes on beef in Sweden : a step towards climate mitigation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Maria Mårtensson; [2014]
    Keywords : beef consumption; elasticities; GHG abatement; Pigouvian taxes;

    Abstract : As the anthropogenic share of emissions from agricultural (GHG) emissions exceeds those of the transport sector, there is a profound need to start mitigating the climate impact from the agricultural sector. Eighty percent of emissions from Swedish livestock production emanate from beef production. READ MORE