Are environmental tax policies beneficial?: Learning from programme evaluation studies

Jonas Teusch and Nils Axel Braathen
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Jonas Teusch: OECD
Nils Axel Braathen: OECD

No 150, OECD Environment Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper provides a concrete example of how policy analysts can use empirical programme evaluation studies to perform ex-post assessments of environmentally related tax policies. A number of studies credibly identify causal effects of environmentally related tax policies, but do not necessarily provide all the information needed to fully inform the policy-making process. This paper argues that cost-benefit analysis (CBA) could enrich ex-post assessments of environmentally related tax policies, given that CBA provides decision makers with a broader perspective of social costs and benefits and allows the identification of potential trade-offs among policy objectives.

Keywords: Bonus/malus policies; Cost-benefit analysis; Environmental Taxes; Feebates; Quantitative Policy Evaluation; Vehicle Purchase Taxes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 D62 H23 H31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-08-12
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