Are environmental tax policies beneficial? Learning from programme evaluation studies
This paper provides a concrete example of how policy analysts can use empirical programme evaluation studies to perform ex-post assessments of environmentally related tax policies. A number of studies credibly identify causal effects of environmentally related tax policies, but do not necessarily pr...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2019
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Series: | OECD Environment Working Papers
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This paper provides a concrete example of how policy analysts can use empirical programme evaluation studies to perform ex-post assessments of environmentally related tax policies. A number of studies credibly identify causal effects of environmentally related tax policies, but do not necessarily provide all the information needed to fully inform the policy-making process. This paper argues that cost-benefit analysis (CBA) could enrich ex-post assessments of environmentally related tax policies, given that CBA provides decision makers with a broader perspective of social costs and benefits and allows the identification of potential trade-offs among policy objectives |
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Physical Description: | 28 p |