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  • u s Energy Tax policy
    2014
    Co-Authors: Gilbert E. Metcalf
    Abstract:

    1. Introduction Gilbert E. Metcalf 2. Distributional impacts of carbon pricing policies in the electricity sector Dallas Burtraw, Margaret Walls and Joshua Blonz Comments Don Fullerton, Comments Terry M. Dinan 3. Distributional impacts of a US greenhouse gas policy: a general equilibrium analysis of carbon pricing Sebastian Rausch, Gilbert E. Metcalf, John M. Reilly and Sergey Paltsev Comments Richard D. Morgenstern 4. Instrument choice is instrument design David Weisbach Comments Eric Toder 5. Taxes, permits, and climate change Louis Kaplow 6. Border adjustments for carbon Taxes and the cost of emissions permits: economic, administrative, and legal issues Charles E. McLure 7. Taxes and caps as climate policy instruments with domestic and imported fuels Jon Strand 8. How much should highway fuels be Taxed? Ian W. H. Parry Comments Roberton C. Williams III 9. State Tax policy and oil production: the role of the severance Tax and credits for drilling expenses Ujjayant Chakravorty, Shelby Gerking and Andrew Leach 10. The social costs and benefits of US biofuel policies with pre-existing distortions Harry de Gorter and David R. Just Comments Brent Yacobucci.

  • U.S. Energy Tax Policy - U.S. Energy Tax Policy
    2009
    Co-Authors: Gilbert E. Metcalf
    Abstract:

    The United States face enormous challenges in the Energy area. Climate change, biofuels policy, Energy security and environmental degradation are all intimately bound up with Energy production and consumption. Historically, the federal government has relied on Tax subsidies to effect Energy policy. With mounting federal deficits, policymakers and advocates are increasingly calling for a rethinking of our Energy Tax policy. How can the federal Tax code strengthen environmental policy and reduce security concerns in the area of Energy? The authors tackle such difficult problems as climate change, efficient Taxation of oil and gas, and optimal oil Tax policy in a world with OPEC oil producers dominating world oil supply. This volume presents a number of innovative policy suggestions backed by sophisticated and cutting-edge research carried out by leading scholars in the area of Energy Taxation.

  • Energy Tax incentives and the alternative minimum Tax
    National Tax Journal, 2008
    Co-Authors: Curtis Carlson, Gilbert E. Metcalf
    Abstract:

    We take a first look at limitations on the use of Energy–related Tax credits contained in the General Business Credit (GBC) due to limitations within the regular corporate income Tax as well as the AMT. Between 2000 and 2005, firms were unable to use all Energy–related Tax credits due to GBC limitations in the regular Tax. The AMT has a smaller but still pronounced impact on the ability of firms to use these credits. Finally, we provide some illustrative calculations to demonstrate how the AMT can lead to very different levelized costs of producing electricity from a wind power project.

  • Energy Tax credits and residential conservation investment evidence from panel data
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995
    Co-Authors: Kevin A. Hassett, Gilbert E. Metcalf
    Abstract:

    Using panel data on individual Tax returns and variation in state Tax policy, we measure the impact of government Tax policies to encourage residential conservation investment on the probability of making these investments. Unlike previous work, we account for unobserved heterogeneity in tastes for Energy-saving activities and its possible correlation with Tax policy at the state level. We find that controlling for unobserved heterogeneity is very important. Based on our preferred point estimate of the Tax price coefficient, a 10 percentage point change in the Tax price for Energy investment would lead to a 24 percent increase in the probability of making an investment.

  • Energy Tax Credits and Residential Conservation Investment
    1992
    Co-Authors: Kevin A. Hassett, Gilbert E. Metcalf
    Abstract:

    We model the decision to invest in residential Energy conservation capital as an irreversible investment in the face of price uncertainty. The irreversible nature of this investment means that there is a value to waiting to invest (an option value) which helps explain the low rate of conservation investment as a result of the residential Energy Tax credit. Simulations suggest that a Tax credit of the type implemented from 1978 through 1985 will not increase conservation investment significantly. We investigate the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of credits using data from a panel data set of roughly 38,000 individual Tax returns followed over a three year period from 1979-1981. Unlike previous work, we find that the Energy Tax credit is statistically significant in explaining the probability of investing. Our estimates suggest that increasing the federal credit by 10 percentage points would increase the percentage of households claiming the credit from 5.7% to 7.1%.

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  • Energy Tax credits and residential conservation investment evidence from panel data
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995
    Co-Authors: Kevin A. Hassett, Gilbert E. Metcalf
    Abstract:

    Using panel data on individual Tax returns and variation in state Tax policy, we measure the impact of government Tax policies to encourage residential conservation investment on the probability of making these investments. Unlike previous work, we account for unobserved heterogeneity in tastes for Energy-saving activities and its possible correlation with Tax policy at the state level. We find that controlling for unobserved heterogeneity is very important. Based on our preferred point estimate of the Tax price coefficient, a 10 percentage point change in the Tax price for Energy investment would lead to a 24 percent increase in the probability of making an investment.

  • Energy Tax Credits and Residential Conservation Investment
    1992
    Co-Authors: Kevin A. Hassett, Gilbert E. Metcalf
    Abstract:

    We model the decision to invest in residential Energy conservation capital as an irreversible investment in the face of price uncertainty. The irreversible nature of this investment means that there is a value to waiting to invest (an option value) which helps explain the low rate of conservation investment as a result of the residential Energy Tax credit. Simulations suggest that a Tax credit of the type implemented from 1978 through 1985 will not increase conservation investment significantly. We investigate the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of credits using data from a panel data set of roughly 38,000 individual Tax returns followed over a three year period from 1979-1981. Unlike previous work, we find that the Energy Tax credit is statistically significant in explaining the probability of investing. Our estimates suggest that increasing the federal credit by 10 percentage points would increase the percentage of households claiming the credit from 5.7% to 7.1%.

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  • A Sustainable Energy Tax Policy Decision Model Based on Investment Willingness Constraint
    Computer Simulation, 2009
    Co-Authors: Xue Hui-feng
    Abstract:

    To increase the utilization efficiency of Energy resource and define the optimum Energy-saving target and the Tax rate implementation scheme of the Energy-saving target,this paper brings forward an analytical method of sustainable Energy Tax policy for Chinese transportation sector.The method is based on System Dynamics,and takes Energy price,interest rate,Energy Tax rate and Energy-saving marginal cost into consideration to find out how these factors influence the willingness of investment in Energy-saving program.The research indicates that the Energy Tax rates for transportation Energy will increase to 40% in 2011 from 28% in 2005 and reduce gradually to 33% in 2020,when the optimum Energy-saving target is set to reduce by 5% each year from 2005 to 2020.The gross transportation Energy consuming,the relative CO2 emission and the Tax-inclusive price of crude oil will increase to 321.8Mt,977.78Mt and 1533.99USD/t respectively in 2020 from 120Mt,364.57Mt and 611.78USD/t in 2005.The conclusion can guide the design of future finance and Tax policy of sustainable Energy.

  • The Energy Tax Policy Decision-making Model Based on Marginal Cost Constraint
    Systems Engineering, 2008
    Co-Authors: Xue Hui-feng
    Abstract:

    In recent years,Energy prices continue to be rising.To increase the efficiency of exploiting Energy resources and hit the target of implementing optimum Energy Tax rate scheme,this paper brings forward an analytical method of Tax policy research on sustainable Energy for Chinese transportation sector based on System Dynamics by taking Energy price,interest rate,Energy Tax rate and Energy-saving marginal cost into consideration,aiming at finding out how these factors influence the willingness to invest of Energy-saving program.The research indicates that the Energy Tax rates for transportation Energy consumption will increase to 41.2% in 2011 from 28% in 2005 and reduce gradually to 32.9% in 2020,considering the optimum Energy-saving target to reduce 5% each year from 2005 to 2020.The Tax-inclusive price of crude oil will increase to 1548.72USD/T in 2020.The gross transportation Energy consuming and relative CO2 emissions will increase to 319.6MT and 965.7MT. The conclusion will guide the design of future finance and Tax policy on sustainable Energy.