Trading Taxes vs. Paying Taxes to Value and Finance Public Environmental Goods |
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| Authors: | John C Bergstrom Kevin J Boyle Mitsuyasu Yabe |
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| Institution: | (1) University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA; (e-mail;(2) University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA;(3) Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The potential sensitivity of environmentalresource valuation to payment vehicles is ofinterest to researchers and decision-makersinvolved in estimating and applying thesenumbers. A conceptual model is developed whichprovides insight into how the different paymentvehicles of a special tax and a taxreallocation affects the willingness to pay(WTP) for environmental goods. Hypothesistesting using contingent valuation datasuggests WTP with a tax reallocation is higherthan WTP with a special tax for ground waterquality protection in Georgia and Maine, USA.Technical measurement and welfare analysisimplications and limitations of valuing andfinancing public environmental goods using taxrealloactions are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | contingent valuation environmental goods special tax tax reallocation water quality |
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