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  "title": "Controlling Pollution: Using Taxes and Tradable Permits",
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  "summary": "Explores different ways of controlling pollution through -green-taxes or permits, and evaluates their advantages and disadvantages. While many countries use environmental taxes, interest in tradable permits is growing.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Title: Controlling Pollution: Using Taxes and Tradable Permits\n- Authors: Valerie Reppelin, John Norregaard\n- Publication date: March 9, 2001\n- Summary (as stated): Explores different ways of controlling pollution through -green-taxes or permits, and evaluates their advantages and disadvantages. While many countries use environmental taxes, interest in tradable permits is growing."
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      "content": "- Explores two principal instruments for controlling pollution: green-taxes (environmental taxes) and tradable permits.\n- Evaluates advantages and disadvantages of taxes versus tradable permits.\n- Notes existing practice: many countries use environmental taxes.\n- Notes emerging interest: interest in tradable permits is growing."
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      "heading": "Policy implications and considerations",
      "content": "- Comparative assessment of instruments to guide policy choice between environmental taxes and tradable-permit systems.\n- Relevance for carbon tax design and broader green tax reform initiatives.\n- Applicability across topics listed as subjects/keywords: Carbon tax; Environment; Environmental taxes; Greenhouse gas emissions; Taxes; ecotax; ecotax reform; emission tax; tradable permit; tradable permit system.\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/economic-issues/issues/2016/12/30/controlling-pollution-using-taxes-and-tradable-permits-4004"
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    "Authors: Valerie Reppelin, John Norregaard",
    "Published: March 9, 2001",
    "Series: Economic Issues",
    "Volume: 2001",
    "Issue: 002",
    "Pages: 17",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060005.051",
    "Stock No: EIIEA025",
    "ISBN: 9781589060005",
    "ISSN: 1020-5098",
    "Title: Controlling Pollution: Using Taxes and Tradable Permits",
    "Authors: Valerie Reppelin, John Norregaard",
    "Publication date: March 9, 2001",
    "Summary (as stated): Explores different ways of controlling pollution through -green-taxes or permits, and evaluates their advantages and disadvantages. While many countries use environmental taxes, interest in tradable permits is growing.",
    "Explores two principal instruments for controlling pollution: green-taxes (environmental taxes) and tradable permits.",
    "Evaluates advantages and disadvantages of taxes versus tradable permits.",
    "Notes existing practice: many countries use environmental taxes.",
    "Notes emerging interest: interest in tradable permits is growing.",
    "Comparative assessment of instruments to guide policy choice between environmental taxes and tradable-permit systems.",
    "Relevance for carbon tax design and broader green tax reform initiatives.",
    "Applicability across topics listed as subjects/keywords: Carbon tax; Environment; Environmental taxes; Greenhouse gas emissions; Taxes; ecotax; ecotax reform; emission tax; tradable permit; tradable permit system."
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