Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/194624 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] Cogent Economics & Finance [ISSN:] 2332-2039 [Volume:] 2 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Taylor & Francis [Place:] Abingdon [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 1-9
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
Abstract: 
There are studies that suggests that the use of environmental taxes to promote the consumption of 'clean goods' could have unwanted effects in that it leads to the consumption of 'dirty goods'. The results will depend on the multiple effects of cross-price elasticities. This paper illustrates the above hypothesis as applied to earth transport consumption in Spanish households. Using microdata for Spanish households, we firstly estimate an AIDS model for 16 groups of goods and services. And secondly simulate two alternative revenue-neutral tax reforms in which the relative price of public transport, in terms of private transport, is reduced between 1 and 2%. The results confirm Sandmo's hypothesis. With both reforms, fuel consumption (as measure of private transport use) increases and public transport consumption decreases. The consequence in each case is a net increase in CO2 emissions per household. So, fiscal reforms of this kind do not seem to be effective to improve the environmental performance of passengers earth transport sector in Spain.
Subjects: 
transport
environmental taxes
household
AIDS model
JEL: 
H23
H31
R41
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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