The Impact Of Trial Runs On The Acceptability Of Environmental Taxes: Experimental Evidence
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Todd Cherry Ph.D., Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: This paper examines the political difficulty of enacting welfare-enhancing environmental taxes. Using referenda in a market experiment with externalities, we investigate the effect of trial periods on the acceptability of two theoretically equivalent Pigouvian tax schemes. While implementing either tax is in subjects’ material self-interest, we find significant levels of opposition to both schemes, though the level differs considerably. Results show that trial runs can overcome initial tax aversion, which is robust across schemes, but a trial with one scheme does not affect the acceptability of the other. Trial periods also mitigate initial biases in preferences of alternative tax schemes.
The Impact Of Trial Runs On The Acceptability Of Environmental Taxes: Experimental Evidence
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- Publication
- Todd L. Cherry, Steffen Kallbekken, & Stephan Kroll (2014) "The Impact Of Trial Runs On The Acceptability Of Environmental Taxes: Experimental Evidence" Resource and Energy Economics Vol. 38 pp. 84-95 [ DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2014.06.005] Version of Record Available From (www.sciencedirect.com)
- Language: English
- Date: 2014
- Keywords
- Pigouvian tax, Experiments, Tax aversion, Experience, experience