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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Economic Effects of Environmental Taxation on Chemical Fertilizers
Autores: | Kim,   Chang-Gil; Stoecker,   Arthur L.
Data: | 2006-06-20
Ano: | 2006
Palavras-chave: | Polluter-pays-principle; Nonpoint pollution; Environmental tax; Nitrogen fertilizer; Negative externalities; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q28; Q52.
Resumo: | This paper analyzes the economic effects of environmental taxes on chemical fertilizer in producing rice. A charge of 10 percent tax on nitrogen fertilizer leads to a reduction in fertilizer use of 1.5 percent without changing rice yield, but the farm income is reduced by 0.6 percent. The tax rate of 100 percent leads to a reduction of 14.6 percent in fertilizer use, a 0.4 percent reduction in rice yield, and a 3.6 percent reduction in farm income. A significant feature of eco-taxes imposed on chemical fertilizers is their revenue potential, which could contribute to increasing government budgets for finance pollution control programs, such as education and R&amp;D. This study provides an insight into the application of market-based instrument to achieve sustainable agricultural development.
Tipo: | Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

22609

http://purl.umn.edu/25501

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

International Association of Agricultural Economists&gt;2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia

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Formato:

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