Taxing Hazardous Waste: The U.S. Experience

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type , Research , Preprint 01 Jan 2003 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

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Authors: Hilary Sigman;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.461524 , 10.1177/152397210300300102

handle: 10419/23164

Taxing Hazardous Waste: The U.S. Experience

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Abstract

Many states in the US impose taxes on hazardous waste. This paper conducts an empirical evaluation of the determinants of these taxes and reviews earlier research on their effects on hazardous waste. Earlier studies have shown that the taxes affect waste management, but my results and other evidence suggest that the tax-induced changes may not have improved welfare.

Related Organizations

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
United States

Keywords

environment; taxation; state policies;, Sonderabfall, ddc:330, Ökosteuer, Ländersteuer, Vereinigte Staaten, jel: jel:H23, jel: jel:Q28

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