A green tax is defined as a tax whose taxable base is a physical unit (or a substitute for it) that has a specific proven negative impact on the environment. To do this, it is necessary that the tax base of the environmental tax is related to the problem under consideration (the environmental damage of certain emissions or the use of products intricately linked to said damage) and that the structure of tax rates contributes to the environmental damage or to the achievement of pre-set environmental objectives (CIAT – Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations).
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Green Tax: A Bibliometric Analysis
Paulo Varela Dias (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal) and
Iara Cardoso Santos (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8592-7.ch006
Abstract
In this study the authors provide a bibliometric overview regarding available articles in SCOPUS database about green tax and double dividend. The results show that the theme has recently become more popular, with most articles affiliated with European countries. Regarding the sources of publication, the authors identified that the most influential journals are environmental, resources economics, and energy economics, where most of the articles are published. Finally, through keyword analysis the authors concluded that green tax focus areas are often related to double dividends, sustainable development, environmental fiscal reform and market-based instruments, while double dividend focus areas are related to Environmental tax reform, environmental policy, economic growth, employment, optimal taxation, and carbon tax demonstrating that these are the most influential topics on the subject.