The demand for earmarking: Results from a focus group study

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2183-2190

  Kallbekken, Steffen ^a   Aasen, Marianne ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Earmarking; Environmental taxes; Focus groups; Public acceptability

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TAX SYSTEM;

NORWAY;

EID: 77956179853     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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