The Political Economy of Environmentally Related Taxes

Based on experience in OECD countries, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of the effectiveness of environmentally related taxes, of recent research on the environmental and economic impacts of applying them, an on their potential for wider use. In particular, it looks at how to overcome o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2006
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Environmentally Related Taxes Used in Instrument Mixes
  • Administrative Costs
  • References
  • The Sectoral Competitiveness Issue - Border Tax Adjustments
  • Environmental Effectiveness
  • Introduction, Background and Main Findings
  • Technical Annex - Estimation of Price Elasticities
  • Enhancing Public Acceptance
  • Impacts on Income Distribution
  • The Sectoral Competitiveness Issue - Ex post Studies
  • Current Use of Environmentally Related Taxes
  • The Sectoral Competitiveness Issue - Theoretical Studies
  • Executive Summary