1st Edition
Fuel Taxes and the Poor The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy
1. Introduction Thomas Sterner 2. The Consumer Burden of a Carbon Tax on Gasoline Kevin A. Hassett, Aparna Mathur, and Gilbert E. Metcalf 3. Distributional and Efficiency Impacts of Increased U.S. Gasoline Taxes Antonio M. Bento, Lawrence H. Goulder, Mark R. Jacobsen, and Roger H. von Haefen 4. Estimates from a Consumer Demand System: Implications for the Incidence of Environmental Taxes Sarah E. West and Roberton C. Williams III 5. Fuel Tax Incidence in Costa Rica: Gasoline versus Diesel Allen Blackman, Rebecca Osakwe, and Francisco Alpizar 6. The Income Distribution effects of Fuel Taxation in Mexico Thomas Sterner and Ana Lozada 7. Is Fuel Taxation Progressive or Regressive in China? Jing Cao 8. Are Fuel Taxes in India Regressive? Ashokankur Datta 9. Is Reducing Subsidies on Vehicle Fuel Equitable? A Lesson from Indonesian Reform Experience Arief Anshory Yusuf and Budy P. Resosudarmo 10. Distributional Consequences of Transport Fuel Taxes in Ethiopia Alemu Mekonnen, Rahel Deribe and Liyousew Gebremedhin 11. Political Petrol Pricing: the Distributional Impact of Ghana's Fuel Subsidies Wisdom Akpalu and Elizabeth Robinson 12. Distributional Effects of Transport Fuel Taxes in Kenya: Case of Nairobi John Mutua, Martin Börjesson, and Thomas Sterner 13. Assessing the Impact of Oil Price Changes on Income Distribution in Mali: An Input-Output Approach Kangni Kpodar 14. An Analysis of the Efficacy of Fuel Taxation for Pollution Control in South Africa Margaret Chitiga, Ramos Mabugu, and Emmanuel Ziramba 15. Fuel Taxation and Income Distribution in Tanzania Adolf F. Mkenda, John K. Mduma, and Wilhelm M. Ngasamiaku 16. Distributional Effects in Europe Thomas Sterner and Emanuel Carlsson 17. Who pays taxes on fuels and public transport services in the Czech Republic? Ex post and ex ante measurement Milan Ščasný 18. Distributional Effect of Reducing Transport Fuel Subsidies in Iran Sanaz Ettehad and Thomas Sterner 19. Conclusions Thomas Sterner, Jing Cao, Emanuel Carlsson, and Elizabeth Robinson
Biography
Thomas Sterner is a Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and a University Fellow of Resources for the Future, Washington DC. He has published a dozen books and more than 60 journal articles.
"Sterner’s book makes a strong case that arguments of fuel-tax regressivity are flawed: in most countries, fuel is a luxurious good, consumed largely by the rich... Though Sterner’s meta-analysis shows that tax progressivity decreases with a country’s median income, the book demonstrates that, in richer countries, the general regressivity of the tax can be alleviated through revenue recycling or tax swapping. This compilation makes it more difficult to argue against fuel taxes; policymakers should take note." - Elisheba Spiller, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
