Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

Pigouvian tax: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Public economics

a tax on an activity set equal to the marginal external damage it causes, so private decisions account for the full social cost.

In public economics, Pigouvian tax refers to a tax on an activity set equal to the marginal external damage it causes, so private decisions account for the full social cost. This meaning comes from Sandmo (1975) in The Swedish Journal of Economics.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how Pigouvian tax sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

cost4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs marginal3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Sandmo, A. (1975). Optimal Taxation in the Presence of Externalities. The Swedish Journal of Economics, 77(1), 86. https://doi.org/10.2307/3439329

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct