a foundation for consumption taxes as a GHG mitigation policy
Säll, Sarah and Moberg, Emma and Röös, Elin
(2020).
Modeling price sensitivity in food consumption.
(NL, NJ) > Dept. of Economics
(NL, NJ) > Dept. of Energy and Technology, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet.
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Abstract
In this paper we investigate the mitigation possibilities of climate impact weighted food taxes in Sweden.
We include 52 food items in a demand system of elasticities, covering most food consumed by the Swedish
population. Tax levels are based on the Swedish Carbon tax and would lead to price increases up to SEK
25 (close to EURO 2.5) per kilo product. The possible emission reductions would be just above 200 kilos
of CO2e emissions per person and year which corresponds to a 10% decrease from Swedish food
consumption. Most important for the reductions are beef, other meats and dairy products. Almost 90%
of reductions are from animal products.
Authors/Creators: | Säll, Sarah and Moberg, Emma and Röös, Elin |
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Title: | Modeling price sensitivity in food consumption |
Subtitle: | a foundation for consumption taxes as a GHG mitigation policy |
Year of publishing : | 2020 |
Number: | 2020:01 |
Number of Pages: | 22 |
Publisher: | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Economics |
ISSN: | 1401-4068 |
Language: | English |
Publication Type: | Report |
Article category: | Other scientific |
Version: | Published version |
Full Text Status: | Public |
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 5 Social Sciences > 502 Economics and Business > Economics (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Food Science |
Keywords: | weighted food taxes, climate impact, food consumption, Sweden, beef, meats, dairy products |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-105313 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-105313 |
ID Code: | 16931 |
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap |
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Economics (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Energy and Technology |
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Deposited On: | 24 Apr 2020 14:57 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 28 Apr 2020 08:01 |
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