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dc.contributor.authorSartzetakis, Eftichios S.en
dc.contributor.authorXepapadeas, Anastasiosen
dc.contributor.authorPetrakis, Emmanuelen
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-15T11:30:58Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-15T11:30:58Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/53189-
dc.description.abstractThe present paper examines, within a dynamic framework, the use of information provision as a policy instrument to supplement environmental taxation. We assume that at least a fraction of consumers do not posses the required information to make the optimal choices, and that their behavior at each time period depends on the accumulated stock of information. We show that, as the accumulated stock of information provision increases, both the optimal level of information provided at each period of time and the optimal tax rate decline over time. Our results provide strong evidence in support of information campaigns as a policy instrument to supplement traditional environmental policies. Information provision can shift the demand towards environmentally friendly products over time and thus, reduce the required level of the tax rate.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) |cMilanoen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aNota di Lavoro |x46.2009en
dc.subject.jelQ53en
dc.subject.jelQ58en
dc.subject.jelD62en
dc.subject.jelD82en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordInformation Provisionen
dc.subject.keywordEnvironmental Taxationen
dc.titleThe role of information provision as a policy instrument to supplement environmental taxes: Empowering consumers to choose optimally-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn645073547en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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