Without continuous monitoring of emissions, a pollution control agency needs to evaluate abatement options itself. Apart from making activities cleaner, it should also stimulate reductions in the level of activity in polluting sectors. The author develops an analytical framework to show that a tax on a variable input, such as gasoline, is useful for this purpose. It encourages individuals and firms to sacrifice trips when they would prefer those sacrifices...
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1993/01/31
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS1076
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1
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2010/07/01
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A presumptive pigovian tax on gasoline : analysis of an air pollution control program for Mexico City
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Gasoline Tax