Optimal tax policy under environmental quality competition

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-336

  Lombardini Riipinen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

ad valorem taxes; Emission taxes; Environmental quality; Imperfect competition; Subsidies; Vertical differentiation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AD VALEROM TAXES; EMISSION TAXES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; IMPERFECT COMPETITION; SUBSIDIES; VERTICAL DIFFERENTIATION;

TAXATION;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; FISCAL POLICY; POLLUTION TAX; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 27144559948     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-005-4680-z     Document Type: Article

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