Empirical studies on the effects of environmental taxes on firms' innovative activities

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21510049
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Chiba University of Commerce
• Principal Investigator: ITO Yasushi 千葉商科大学, 商経学部, 教授 (10262388)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 環境政策 / 経済的手段 / 環境税 / 動学的効率性 / イノベーション / シグナリング効果

Research Abstract

Based on case studies on a carbon tax in Sweden and SO2 charge in Japan, I conducted empirical(quantitative and interview-based) studies on the effects of environmental taxes/charges on technological changes. The results show that, while the environmental tax/charge promoted diffusions of existing technologies, they did not promote innovative technological development.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The effects of carbon taxes on R & D expenditure in Sweden (2012)
  • Author(s): Ito, Y
  • Journal Title: Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation Volume: Vol.12
• [Journal Article] 炭素税は研究開発活動を促進するか?-スウェーデン紙パルプ産業のパネルデータによる分析- (2011)
  • Author(s): 伊藤康
  • Journal Title: 千葉商大論叢 Volume: 49巻1号
• [Journal Article] The impacts of the SOX charge and related policy instruments on technological innovation in Japan (2009)
  • Author(s): Matsuno, Y., T. Terao, Y. Ito and K. Ueta
  • Journal Title: OECD, COM/ENV/EPOC/CTPA Volume: 38/FINAL
• [Presentation] The effects of carbon taxes on fuel efficiency of cars-Analysis using a Swedish case- (2012)
  • Author(s): Ito, Y
  • Organizer: The 13th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation
  • Place of Presentation: Vancouver, Canada
  • Year and Date: 20120900
• [Presentation] The effects of carbon/energy taxes on R & D expenditure : A quantitative analysis using the panel dataset of Swedish pulp and paper industry (2012)
  • Author(s): Ito, Y
  • Organizer: The 12th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation
  • Place of Presentation: Madrid
  • Year and Date: 2012-10-20
• [Presentation] The Effects of Subsidies on Diffusing New Technologies : A Case Study of the Swedish Subsidizing Policy "The Local Investment Program" (2010)
  • Author(s): Ito, Y
  • Organizer: Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
  • Place of Presentation: United Nations University
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-07
• [Presentation] 公健法賦課金その他の政策手段の技術革新に与えた影響の研究 (2009)
  • Author(s): 松野裕・寺尾忠能・伊藤康・植田和弘
  • Organizer: 環境経済・政策学会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-27
• [Book] 日本における硫黄酸化物排出削減技術の開発と普及への各種政策手段の影響 (2012)
  • Author(s): 松野裕・寺尾忠能・伊藤康・植田和弘
  • Publisher: 中央経済社