Recognizing hidden environmental and social costs and reducing ecological and societal damage through tax, price, and subsidy reform

Walter H. Corson
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Walter H. Corson: The George Washington University

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2002, vol. 22, issue 1, 67-82

Abstract: Abstract Indirect, unpriced environmental and social costs of human activities in the United States amount to several trillion dollars each year. By accounting for these costs and shifting some of the tax burden from work to waste, it would be possible to protect the environment and benefit society and the economy.

Keywords: environmental costs; social costs; perverse subsidies; tax reform; economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1014576109924

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