Erbertseder, Thilo und Jacob, Martin und Taubenböck, Hannes und Zerwer, Kira (2025) How effective are emission taxes in reducing air pollution? A satellite-based case study for Spain. Economic Analysis and Policy, 86, Seiten 1037-1063. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.eap.2025.04.012. ISSN 2204-2296.
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Offizielle URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2025.04.012
Kurzfassung
Air pollution poses significant risks to public health and the environment. Policymakers aim to counteract these risks by implementing policies to reduce pollution and emissions. Emission taxes are a prominent market-based tool. However, their real-world effectiveness remains underexplored. This study evaluates the impact of an economically significant tax on nitrogen oxide (NOx) introduced in the Comunidad Valenciana in 2013 compared to the rest of Spain using a difference-in-differences framework. To measure the area-wide spatio-temporal changes in air pollution, the study leverages satellite-based NO2 data. The findings reveal that the emission tax achieved a modest 1.2 % decline in NO2 levels annually, equivalent to approximately 728 tons of NOx emissions. In a series of robustness tests, heterogeneity analysis highlights stronger reductions in industrial areas, innovative firms, and larger companies, emphasizing the role of technological capacity. In contrast, firms with significant market power tend to shift the tax burden to stakeholders instead, thereby reducing its environmental impact. These results suggest that emission taxes have an effect in the intended direction; however, the effect alone does not significantly curb NO2 pollution. Complementary measures, such as innovation incentives and stricter regulatory standards, are necessary to enhance their effectiveness. By providing granular evidence of emission taxes' real-world impacts, this study offers valuable insights for policy-makers designing targeted and efficient environmental policies.
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Dokumentart: | Zeitschriftenbeitrag | ||||||||||||||||||||
Titel: | How effective are emission taxes in reducing air pollution? A satellite-based case study for Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Datum: | 7 April 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Erschienen in: | Economic Analysis and Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referierte Publikation: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Nein | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | Nein | ||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Ja | ||||||||||||||||||||
Band: | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.eap.2025.04.012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Seitenbereich: | Seiten 1037-1063 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Verlag: | Elsevier | ||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2204-2296 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | veröffentlicht | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stichwörter: | Earth Observation, NO2, Emission Taxes, Environmental Policy, Tropospheric NO2, Economy, Air Pollution, Air Quality, Satellites | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Forschungsbereich: | Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Programm: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Programmthema: | Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Schwerpunkt: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Forschungsgebiet: | R EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben): | R - Geoprodukte u. - Systeme, Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
Standort: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Institute & Einrichtungen: | Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum > Atmosphäre Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum > Georisiken und zivile Sicherheit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hinterlegt von: | Erbertseder, Thilo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hinterlegt am: | 23 Sep 2025 09:39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Letzte Änderung: | 23 Sep 2025 09:39 |
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