Trading taxes vs. paying taxes to value and finance public environmental goods

被引:43
作者
Bergstrom, JC [1 ]
Boyle, KJ
Yabe, M
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Univ Maine, Orono, ME USA
[3] Minist Agr Forestry & Fisheries, Policy Res Inst, Tokyo, Japan
关键词
contingent valuation; environmental goods; special tax; tax reallocation; water quality;
D O I
10.1023/B:EARE.0000036779.58923.02
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The potential sensitivity of environmental resource valuation to payment vehicles is of interest to researchers and decision-makers involved in estimating and applying these numbers. A conceptual model is developed which provides insight into how the different payment vehicles of a special tax and a tax reallocation affects the willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental goods. Hypothesis testing using contingent valuation data suggests WTP with a tax reallocation is higher than WTP with a special tax for ground water quality protection in Georgia and Maine, USA. Technical measurement and welfare analysis implications and limitations of valuing and financing public environmental goods using tax realloactions are discussed.
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页码:533 / 549
页数:17
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