Optimal energy taxation in cities
- 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.
| Author details: | Rainald BorckORCiDGND, Jan K. BruecknerGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1086/695614 |
| ISSN: | 2333-5955 |
| ISSN: | 2333-5963 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists : JAERE |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Place of publishing: | Chicago |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2018/02/19 |
| Publication year: | 2018 |
| Release date: | 2022/01/03 |
| Tag: | Environmental taxes; Greenhouse gases; Monocentric city |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Number of pages: | 36 |
| First page: | 481 |
| Last Page: | 516 |
| Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Publishing method: | Open Access / Green Open-Access |
