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ItemShould We Tax Sugar and If So How?(Wiley, 2019-03)This article reviews empirical studies of proposals to tax sugary products in Australia. A corrective tax must be designed carefully if it is to increase national welfare. There is an underlying problem in designing such a tax because consumers are heterogeneous. The best choice of goods to be taxed is the group of sugar-sweetened-beverages, the best tax base is the sugar content and the best tax form is a progressive specific tax with two or more levels. We recommend initial rates that are equal to those of the UK tax on SSBs.
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ItemDeregulation as (welfare reducing) trade reform: The case of the Australian wheat board(Wiley, 2007-08-01)State trading enterprises are distinguishable from private, commercial firms by the nature of their exclusive rights and objectives. Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board is used to illustrate the effects of these rights and objectives on trade and welfare. Theoretical models are specified and the effects measured through calibrated, partial equilibrium models. It was found that the successive deregulations of the Australian Wheat Board caused it to switch from being equivalent to an export subsidy to, today, being equivalent to an export tax. At the same time, deregulation has not necessarily been welfare enhancing.
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ItemDo state trading exporters distort trade?(Elsevier BV, 2007-01-01)
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ItemThe trade distorting effect of state trading enterprises in importing countries(Elsevier BV, 2005-10-01)