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Operational expressions for the marginal cost of indirect taxation when merit arguments matter

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  • Fred Schroyen, 2010. "Operational expressions for the marginal cost of indirect taxation when merit arguments matter," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 17(1), pages 43-51, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:itaxpf:v:17:y:2010:i:1:p:43-51
    DOI: 10.1007/s10797-008-9098-4
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    2. Bart Defloor & Dirk Van de gaer, 2025. "What if commuting has demerit properties?," Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium 25/1102, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.
    3. David Madden & Michael Savage, 2020. "Which households matter most? Capturing equity considerations in tax reform via generalised social marginal welfare weights," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 27(1), pages 153-193, February.
    4. Alessandro Petretto, 2013. "On the Fuzzy Boundaries between Public and Private in Health-Care Organization and Funding Systems," Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 1, pages 327-370, January-M.
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    6. Jan ŠIROKÝ & Anna KOVÁŘOVÁ & Kateřina RANDOVÁ, 2012. "The role of the value added tax on foodstuffs in the consumer basket," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 58(8), pages 387-395.
    7. Hoberg, Nikolai & Strunz, Sebastian, 2018. "When Individual Preferences Defy Sustainability — Can Merit Good Arguments Close the Gap?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 286-293.

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    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation

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