| Article ID: | iaor20023315 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 5 |
| End Page Number: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2001 |
| Journal: | Natural Resource Modeling |
| Authors: | Gmez Carlos Mario Gmez |
| Keywords: | economics |
The purpose of the paper is to contribute to the narrowing of the distance between formal theory and practical environmental policy design. We formulate a general and comprehensive theoretical model in order to take into account the different informational and technological problems which characterize the definition and implementation of environmental taxes in a second best world where there also are distortionary taxes. Having formalized these problems, we present a general model which allows us to discuss the existence of efficient and implementable environmental quality objectives and policy instruments, and to analyze many particular cases.