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dc.contributor.authorCoria, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorVillegas-Palacio, Clara
dc.contributor.authorCárdenas, J.C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-03T12:57:48Z
dc.date.available2012-01-03T12:57:48Z
dc.date.issued2011-12
dc.identifier.issn1403-2465
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2077/28259
dc.descriptionJEL classification: C91; L51; Q58sv
dc.description.abstractWe compare of the performance of emission taxes between Colombia and Sweden in an experimental setting where subjects are regulated through environmental taxes and had to decide on emission levels, compliance behavior, and adoption of an environmentally friendly technology. Our design allows us to analyze the role of variations in the stringency of the policy enforcement by regulatory agencies in two different cultural contexts. In line with previous literature that emphasizes the role of social norms and intrinsic motivations explaining compliance behavior, we find that actual emissions and tax underreporting are lower than predicted by traditional models that are solely based on self-interested preferences. However, we find that for an equivalent monitoring stringency, there are no statistically significant differences in emission levels and compliance behavior between Colombian and Swedish subjects. This is to say that despite the positive effect of social norms enhancing compliance, a more stringent enforcement remains as an important mechanism to induce firms to comply with the regulation. Full text file removed. Please contact the authors if you are interested in the paper.sv
dc.format.extent23 pagessv
dc.language.isoengsv
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Papers in Economicssv
dc.relation.ispartofseries521sv
dc.subjectlaboratory experiments , auctioned tradable emissions permits, imperfect monitoring, technology adoption, developing countries.sv
dc.subjectemission taxessv
dc.subjectimperfect monitoringsv
dc.subjecttechnology adoptionsv
dc.subjectdeveloping countriessv
dc.subjectcross-country comparisonsv
dc.subjectColombiasv
dc.subjectSwedensv
dc.titleWhy Do Environmental Taxes Work Better in Developed Countries?sv
dc.typeTextsv
dc.type.svepreportsv
dc.contributor.organizationDept of Economics, University of Gothenburgsv


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