Tax Policy and the Environment : Theory and Practice /

This paper provides a framework for examining environment taxes. It reviews the theoretical efficiency of three types of environment taxes: taxes on emissions or Pigouvian taxes; taxes on productive inputs or consumer goods whose use is related to environmental damage; and environment-related provis...

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Main Author: Nellor, David
Other Authors: McMorran, Ronald
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/106
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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