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The kilometer tax and Swedish industry - Effects on sectors and regions
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Abstract An introduction of a kilometer tax for heavy goods vehicles can be constrained by the risk of that higher production costs than competitors in other countries will negatively affect regions and industries of policy concern. We estimate factor demand elasticities in the Swedish manufacturing industry... view more
An introduction of a kilometer tax for heavy goods vehicles can be constrained by the risk of that higher production costs than competitors in other countries will negatively affect regions and industries of policy concern. We estimate factor demand elasticities in the Swedish manufacturing industry using firm level data for the 1990-2001 period on input prices and quantities. The results show that the introduction of a kilometer tax for heavy goods vehicles decreases transport demand and increases labor demand. The effects are less pronounced in terms of changes in output, though some industries (e.g. wood, and pulp- and paper) can be expected to be affected more than others due to their dependence on road freight transport. The regional dimension regarding the consequences of a kilometer tax seems to be small or even non-existing. [author's abstract]... view less
Keywords
finishing industry; transportation policy; environment tax; Sweden
Classification
National Economy
Ecology, Environment
Economic Sectors
Free Keywords
factor demand; kilometer tax; manufacturing industry; transport policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
31 p.
Journal
Applied Economics (2009)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840802600608
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)