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Applied Economics Letters

Volume 16, Issue 18, 2009

Puzzling tax attitudes and labels

Puzzling tax attitudes and labels

DOI:
10.1080/13504850701719660
Åsa Löfgrena* & Katarina Nordbloma

pages 1809-1812

Available online: 02 Apr 2008

Abstract

We find that through labelling one can significantly affect attitudes towards a tax. The gasoline tax meets a stronger reluctance than virtually the same tax when it is called the CO2 tax on gasoline.

 

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  • Available online: 02 Apr 2008

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  • a Department of Economics, Göteborg University, Box 640, SE-405 30, Göteborg, Sweden

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