Essays about: "environmental tax thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 essays containing the words environmental tax thesis.

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. 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

4. 3. The environmental impact of institutional quality and environmental policy instruments

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sofie Sanderöd Rodin; [2022-06-22]
   Keywords : Climate change-related tax; corruption; CO2 emissions;

   Abstract : While previous research has focused on the bivariate relationships between environmental policy instruments, CO2 emissions and corruption, a study looking at the combination of the components while examining the direct impact on CO2 emissions is missing. This thesis examines whether corruption moderates the relationship between climate change-related tax and CO2 emission levels. READ MORE

5. 4. Evaluating a Carbon Tax : France as a Case Study - CO2 Emissions from Cars

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Fredrik Söderlund; [2022]
   Keywords : Carbon Tax; Carbon Component; French Carbon tax; Synthetic Control Method;

   Abstract : This quasi-experimental study is the first to evaluate the French experience of adding a carbon tax directly onto existing taxes on fossil fuel consumption by performing an econometric case study. Furthermore, the introduction of the French carbon tax resulted in the so called “yellow vests protests”, the protests acted as a catalyst, and further stressed the need to evaluate environmental taxes, not only in relation to combating global warming but also regarding the procedures of providing information to the public. READ MORE

6. 5. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Daniel O'Kane; [2022]
   Keywords : Gentrification; Urbanisation; Bangkok; Chao Phraya; Bang Kachao; Rangsit; Lower Chao Phraya Delta; Mangrove; Land Speculation; Concretisation; Flood; Flooding; Canals; Permaculture; Liquid Perception; Solid Perception; Land Clearance; Waterscape Urbanism; Salinisation; Agriculture; Food Security; Wealth Inequality; Property Tax; Land Tax; Greenwashing;

   Abstract : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. READ MORE