Agricultural monopolistic competitor and the Pigovian tax

Advisory System for the Agricultural Tax Law

The authors of this study attempted to develop an advisory tool functioning in the scope of the Agricultural Tax Act. The focus of the authors in this study was on presenting the outcome of the efforts connected with building the ontology which would allow for representing individual cases. This study will also outline the structure and concept of the system in question.

An Experimental Test of the Pigovian Hypothesis

Implementation of Pigovian taxation relies on the presumption that individuals follow self-interested Nash equilibrium predictions of behavior when making decisions. Experimental evidence indicates that, while Nash predictions perform quite well in impersonal exchange, in other environments, subjects behave in ways inconsistent with these equilibria. The predictive power of game-theoretic resul...

The Effect of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax on Agricultural Trade

Agricultural Use-Value Property Tax Assessment: Estimation and Policy Issues

This paper provides an overview of the theory and methods used to implement use-value property tax assessment for agricultural land in the United States. After a critical review of the methods used by various states in their application of use-value statutes for agricultural land, the paper examines several policy issues related to the estimation and application of use-value assessment methods....

Environmental Citizen Suits with Pigovian Punitive Damages

Federal environmental laws encourage private citizens to act like "private attorney generals" and to sue a firm. This citizen group competes over the rewards of levels of regulation and enforcement. The firm can reduce its output to curtail the likelihood of losing the contest. This paper explores whether one can combine citizen suits with Pigovian punitive damages to equate private and social ...