TY  - JOUR
A1  - Borck, Rainald
A1  - Brueckner, Jan K.
T1  - Optimal energy taxation in cities
JF  - Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists : JAERE
N2  - This paper presents the first investigation of the effects of optimal energy taxation in an urban spatial setting, where emissions are produced both by residences and commuting. When levying an optimal direct tax on energy or carbon use is not feasible, the analysis shows that exactly the same adjustments in resource allocation can be generated by the combination of a land tax, a housing tax, and a commuting tax. We then analyze the effects of these taxes on urban spatial structure, showing that they reduce the extent of commuting and the level of housing consumption while increasing building heights, generating a more-compact city with a lower level of emissions per capita.
KW  - Environmental taxes
KW  - Greenhouse gases
KW  - Monocentric city
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1086/695614
SN  - 2333-5955
SN  - 2333-5963
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SP  - 481
EP  - 516
PB  - University of Chicago Press
CY  - Chicago
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Borck, Rainald
A1  - Wrede, Matthias
T1  - Spatial and social mobility
JF  - Journal of Regional Science
N2  - This paper analyzes the relationship between spatial mobility and social mobility. It develops a two-skill-type spatial equilibrium model of two regions with location preferences where each region consists of an urban area that is home to workplaces and residences and an exclusively residential suburban area. The paper demonstrates that relative regional social mobility is negatively correlated with segregation and inequality. In the model, segregation, income inequality, and social mobility are driven by differences between urban and residential areas in commuting cost differences between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and also by the magnitude of taste heterogeneity.
KW  - inequality
KW  - segregation
KW  - social mobility
KW  - spatial mobility
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12382
SN  - 0022-4146
SN  - 1467-9787
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
SP  - 688
EP  - 704
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -