Carbon related taxation policies for road transport: Efficacy of ownership and usage taxes, and the role of public transport and motorist cost perception on policy outcomes

Transport Policy

Volumn 22, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-69

  Fu, Miao ^a   Andrew Kelly, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon; Emission; Fleet; Taxation; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION TAX; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; ROAD TRANSPORT; TAX SYSTEM;

IRELAND;

EID: 84862294662     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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