Sökning: "environmental tax reform"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden environmental tax reform.
1. The Relationship Between Corporate Taxation And R&D Investments : A quantitative study of R&D expenditure in U.S. firms when subjected to reductions in corporate taxation
Kandidat-uppsats, Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiSammanfattning : Corporate taxation is a very politicized topic, and policymakers have different perspectives on what level of corporate tax rate yields the optimal outcome for research and innovation activity. The argument is divided where one side believes that corporate taxation and R&D activity has a negative relationship, which implies that a decrease in corporate taxation yields a better outcome for firms’ R&D activity. LÄS MER
2. ENVIRONMENTAL TAX ON FOOD IN SWEDEN : How can taxation affect emissions from protein consumption?
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiSammanfattning : This study investigates how policy reform can reduce emissions from the consumption of protein goods in Sweden. The data material used is time-series aggregated sales and price indexes on an annual basis of goods: beef, pork, poultry, fish, and egg, together with respective mean kilograms of emissions. LÄS MER
3. Getting the price right - Exploring the legal possibilities of taxing meat and dairy consumption in the EU on environmental grounds
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenSammanfattning : This paper argues that industrialized meat and dairy production create substantial environmental costs that are currently not being reflected by the price paid by consumers. One way of addressing this could be by taxing those products proportional to the environmental damage they cause based on the principle that the polluter should pay. LÄS MER
4. Det bästa för miljön, det bästa för Europa?- Europeiska kommissionens argumentation i frågan om EU-harmonisering av miljöskatter The best of the environment, the best for Europe?- European Commission' s official arguments on EU hormonisotian of environmental taxes
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis tackles the subject concerning arguments as a conceptual basis for understanding the general strategy of the European Union Commission on issues concerning EU-harmonized environmental taxes, politically delicate and intergovernmental dependent. The Commission's official proposals, communications and other relevant documents are subject to inquiry, where the theoretical bases are that harmonized environmental taxes in the EU is an issue conceived as supported by academic debate, and where the institutional arrangement in relation to an European-national dimension alongside the discursive context, allows meaningful space for arguments. LÄS MER
5. Small and Distributed Wind Energy in Argentina: Barriers and Development Strategies
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetSammanfattning : This study aims to identify barriers to small wind energy in Argentina, and provide recommendations for Argentine stakeholders and policymakers for promoting the development of small wind. Argentina faces a serious energy challenge with its high dependence on fossil fuels (especially natural gas) in the face of rising global prices and decreasing reserves, challenges in domestic production and expected rate of economic growth. LÄS MER