The kilometer tax and Swedish industry - effects on sectors and regions

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2907-2917

  Hammar, Henrik ^a   Lundgren, Tommy ^b   Sjöström, Magnus ^c   Andersson, Matts ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d WSP Analysis and Strategy   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; SERVICE SECTOR; TAX SYSTEM; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79960906809     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840802600608     Document Type: Article

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