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sin taxes: a standalone construct

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Public economics

taxes on goods like cigarettes or fatty foods justified by consumers' self-control problems as well as externalities.

In public economics, sin taxes refers to taxes on goods like cigarettes or fatty foods justified by consumers' self-control problems as well as externalities. This meaning comes from O'Donoghue (2006) in Journal of Public Economics.[1]

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References

O'Donoghue, T., & Rabin, M. (2006). Optimal sin taxes. Journal of Public Economics, 90(10-11), 1825-1849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.03.001

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