Green Pricing in the Asia Pacific: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

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Paul J. Burke

Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy

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Date Written: June 1, 2014

Abstract

This article discusses the potential benefits of an enhanced use of externality pricing schemes in the Asia Pacific. Prices on emissions and congestion could ameliorate the negative effects of underpriced resource use, be pro-poor, and improve fiscal capacities. The main implementation challenges are political and institutional. Lessons are drawn from recent experiences in environmental taxation and the removal of fossil fuel subsidies.

Keywords: pricing, taxation, externalities, green, Asia Pacific

JEL Classification: H23, Q53, Q56, Q58, R48, R41

Suggested Citation

Burke, Paul J., Green Pricing in the Asia Pacific: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? (June 1, 2014). CCEP Working Paper No. 1409, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2490163 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2490163

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