Fuel taxes and the poor: the distributional effects of gasoline taxation and their implications for climate policy
In: Environment for development
1. Introduction : fuel taxes, climate, and tax incidence / 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. [et al.] -- 4. Estimates from a consumer demand system : implications for the incidence of environmental taxes / Sarah E. West and Robertson 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 Borjesson, 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 Scasny -- 18. Distributional effect of reducing transport fuel subsidies in Iran / Sanaz Ettehad and Thomas Sterner -- 19. Conclusions / Thomas Sterner. [et al.].