Analyzing the distributional effects of fuel taxation in China

doi:10.1007/s12053-017-9512-9

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	Analyzing the distributional effects of fuel taxation in China
	Jiang, Zhujun 1; Ouyang, Xiaoling 2
刊名	ENERGY EFFICIENCY
	2017-10
卷号	10 期号:5 页码:1235-1251
关键词	Fuel taxation Income distribution Suits index Kakwani index
ISSN号	1570-646X
DOI	10.1007/s12053-017-9512-9
英文摘要	As an effective policy instrument to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, the effects of fuel taxation on income distribution have been the critical factor that determines whether a fuel tax could be acceptable in China. This paper estimates the distributional effects of a fuel tax on households in various income groups by using the input-output model. Results indicate that the total distributional effects of fuel taxes are moderately progressive; that is, high-income households would bear more tax burden compared to low-income households. In addition, the indirect effects are larger than the direct effects. Moreover, the Kakwani and Suits indices show that fuel excise taxes are progressive, implying that a fuel tax could improve the unfair income distribution. In order to reduce the negative impact of fuel taxes on low-income households, it is necessary for the government to design a reasonable redistribution mechanism of tax revenue or adopt compensatory measures such as the transfer payments targeted on low-income groups.
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER
WOS记录号	WOS:000411865800012
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://10.2.47.112/handle/2XS4QKH4/877]
专题	上海财经大学
通讯作者	Ouyang, Xiaoling
作者单位	1.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Inst Finance & Econ Res, Sch Urban & Reg Sci, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China; 2.East China Normal Univ, Fac Econ & Management, Sch Econ, Dept Econ, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jiang, Zhujun,Ouyang, Xiaoling. Analyzing the distributional effects of fuel taxation in China[J]. ENERGY EFFICIENCY,2017,10(5):1235-1251.
APA	Jiang, Zhujun,&Ouyang, Xiaoling.(2017).Analyzing the distributional effects of fuel taxation in China.ENERGY EFFICIENCY,10(5),1235-1251.
MLA	Jiang, Zhujun,et al."Analyzing the distributional effects of fuel taxation in China".ENERGY EFFICIENCY 10.5(2017):1235-1251.