Determining the optimal tax on mining

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 144-149

  Tilton, John E ^a   Coulter, William J ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Mining; Non renewable resources; Ricardian rent; Taxation; User costs

Indexed keywords

MINING; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAXATION;

MINERAL SECTOR; NON-RENEWABLE;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

MINERAL RESOURCE; MINING INDUSTRY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

GOES;

EID: 3142751120     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2004.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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