Distributional and efficiency Impacts of gasoline taxes: an econometrically based multi-market study
Antonio M Bento
(1)
,
Lawrence H Goulder
(2)
,
Emeric Henry
(3)
,
Mark R Jacobsen
(4)
,
Roger H. Von Haefen
(5)
Emeric Henry
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Résumé
This article examines the gasoline tax option being proposed in the U.S. in 2005, employing an econometrically based multi-market simulation model to explore the policy's efficiency and distributional implications. Because of its potential to improve the environment and enhance national security, reducing automobile-related gasoline consumption has become a major U.S. public policy issue. Policy impacts both in the aggregate and across households distinguished by income, car-ownership, and other characteristics were examined. Simulation results show that whether a gas-tax increase is regressive in its impact depends on the manner in which the tax revenues are recycled to the economy. The results also reveal significant heterogeneity in welfare impacts within household income groups, thus highlighting the importance of accounting for household heterogeneity in tastes and car-ownership in evaluating distributional impacts.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Résumé |
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This article examines the gasoline tax option being proposed in the U.S. in 2005, employing an econometrically based multi-market simulation model to explore the policy's efficiency and distributional implications. Because of its potential to improve the environment and enhance national security, reducing automobile-related gasoline consumption has become a major U.S. public policy issue. Policy impacts both in the aggregate and across households distinguished by income, car-ownership, and other characteristics were examined. Simulation results show that whether a gas-tax increase is regressive in its impact depends on the manner in which the tax revenues are recycled to the economy. The results also reveal significant heterogeneity in welfare impacts within household income groups, thus highlighting the importance of accounting for household heterogeneity in tastes and car-ownership in evaluating distributional impacts.
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Titre |
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Distributional and efficiency Impacts of gasoline taxes: an econometrically based multi-market study
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Auteur(s) |
Antonio M Bento
1
, Lawrence H Goulder
2
, Emeric Henry
3
, Mark R Jacobsen
4
, Roger H. Von Haefen
5
1
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
( 172135 )
- Tunisie
2
SIEPR -
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
( 260724 )
- Stanford University, John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Building,
366 Galvez Street,
Stanford, CA 94305-6015
- États-Unis
3
ECON -
Département d'économie (Sciences Po)
( 226874 )
- 28 rue des Saints-Pères - 75007 Paris
- France
4
Department of Economics
( 30385 )
- Economics department Tilburg University Warandelaan 2 P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg The Netherlands
- Pays-Bas
5
ARE -
Agricultural and Resource Economics
( 164532 )
- Box 8109, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8109
- États-Unis
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Volume |
95
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Numéro |
2
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Page/Identifiant |
282-287
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Licence |
Paternité - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification
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Date de publication |
2005-05
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Mots-clés (JEL) |
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DOI | 10.1257/000282805774670536 |
Spire (Sciences Po) | 2441/c8dmi8nm4pdjkuc9g8go564kn |
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