How relative prices affect fuel use patterns in manufacturing : plant - level evidence from Chile (English)

Some economists have urged reliance on fuel taxes and other fiscal incentives to reduce air pollution in semi-industrialized countries. They argue that policies that act on relative prices are easier to enforce than those based on emission monitoring, create less misallocation of resources, and are relatively free of the rent-seeking and corruption that accompany regulations administered at the plant level. To be effective, however, fuel specific...

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Guo, Charles C.;

Tybout, James R.;
Document Date
1994/05/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1297
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, Chile, Caribbean, World,
Region
Other, Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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How relative prices affect fuel use patterns in manufacturing : plant - level evidence from Chile
Keywords
energy source

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Guo, Charles C.; Tybout, James R..

How relative prices affect fuel use patterns in manufacturing : plant - level evidence from Chile (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1297 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/392741468782150113

How relative prices affect fuel use patterns in manufacturing : plant - level evidence from Chile (English)

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