Pigouvian taxes
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Pigouvian taxes are corrective taxes designed to address negative externalities by aligning private costs with social costs, thereby improving overall economic efficiency.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pigouvian tax | 4 |
| Pigouvian tax on negative externalities | 1 |
| Pigouvian taxes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pigouvian taxes Context triple: [Arthur Cecil Pigou, knownFor, Pigouvian taxes]
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Laffer curve
The Laffer curve is an economic theory that illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government revenue, suggesting that beyond a certain point higher tax rates reduce total revenue by discouraging work and investment.
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Ricardian equivalence
Ricardian equivalence is an economic theory proposing that consumers anticipate future taxes implied by government borrowing and therefore adjust their saving so that deficit-financed tax cuts do not affect overall demand.
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Ricardian rent
Ricardian rent is an economic concept describing the extra income earned from land or other fixed resources due to their superior productivity compared to the least productive (marginal) resources in use.
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D.
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources is a seminal work in environmental and resource economics that develops the theoretical foundations for how societies should optimally use and manage finite natural resources over time.
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E.
Ways and Means
Ways and Means is a short economic and political treatise by Xenophon that proposes practical financial and administrative reforms to strengthen Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pigouvian taxes Target entity description: Pigouvian taxes are corrective taxes designed to address negative externalities by aligning private costs with social costs, thereby improving overall economic efficiency.
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A.
Laffer curve
The Laffer curve is an economic theory that illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government revenue, suggesting that beyond a certain point higher tax rates reduce total revenue by discouraging work and investment.
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B.
Ricardian equivalence
Ricardian equivalence is an economic theory proposing that consumers anticipate future taxes implied by government borrowing and therefore adjust their saving so that deficit-financed tax cuts do not affect overall demand.
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C.
Ricardian rent
Ricardian rent is an economic concept describing the extra income earned from land or other fixed resources due to their superior productivity compared to the least productive (marginal) resources in use.
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D.
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources is a seminal work in environmental and resource economics that develops the theoretical foundations for how societies should optimally use and manage finite natural resources over time.
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E.
Ways and Means
Ways and Means is a short economic and political treatise by Xenophon that proposes practical financial and administrative reforms to strengthen Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corrective tax
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economic policy instrument ⓘ market-based environmental policy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
align private costs with social costs
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correct market failures ⓘ improve economic efficiency ⓘ internalize negative externalities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
activities generating negative externalities
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alcohol consumption externalities ⓘ carbon emissions ⓘ congestion ⓘ pollution ⓘ tobacco consumption externalities ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
environmental policy
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public health policy ⓘ transport policy ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
command-and-control regulation
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quantity-based regulation ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
distributional impacts
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information requirements ⓘ political implementation challenges ⓘ |
| describedInWork | The Economics of Welfare ⓘ |
| domain |
environmental economics
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public economics ⓘ |
| effectOnMarket |
can increase government revenue
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raises private marginal cost curve ⓘ reduces equilibrium quantity of harmful activity ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
achieve socially optimal output level
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discourage overproduction of goods with external costs ⓘ reduce socially harmful activities ⓘ reflect social marginal cost in market prices ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Arthur Cecil Pigou ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| isCalculatedAs | marginal external cost at socially optimal quantity ⓘ |
| mayInclude | earmarking revenues for compensation or public goods ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Cecil Pigou ⓘ |
| policyGoal | achieve first-best allocation under ideal information ⓘ |
| policyType | price-based instrument ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Coase theorem
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Pigouvian subsidy ⓘ carbon tax ⓘ congestion charge ⓘ sin tax ⓘ social marginal cost pricing ⓘ |
| requires |
estimation of social cost
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measurement of marginal external damage ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
externality theory
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welfare economics ⓘ |
| usedBy | governments ⓘ |
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Subject: Pigouvian taxes Description of subject: Pigouvian taxes are corrective taxes designed to address negative externalities by aligning private costs with social costs, thereby improving overall economic efficiency.
Referenced by (6)
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