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Acceptability of Vehicle Mileage Taxation in Sweden A Behavioral Economics Approach to Introducing Road Policy Reforms

Kreutzer, Philipp Jonas LU (2020) EKHS34 20201
Department of Economic History
Abstract
Vehicle Mileage Taxation is a proposed improvement to addressing external costs of driving.
A key hurdle for its implementation is its acceptability by the public. Theories of psychological reactance, fairness perception and status quo bias are explored as influences on tax reform perception. Data, representative for Sweden, was collected from
407 individuals in an online survey. A framing experiment investigated influences of policy communication on acceptability and its determinants through structural equation modeling. A choice experiment tested acceptability of different reform proposals over the status quo.
The acceptability of introducing vehicle mileage taxation is found to depend on its perceived fairness, the arousal of... (More)
Vehicle Mileage Taxation is a proposed improvement to addressing external costs of driving.
A key hurdle for its implementation is its acceptability by the public. Theories of psychological reactance, fairness perception and status quo bias are explored as influences on tax reform perception. Data, representative for Sweden, was collected from
407 individuals in an online survey. A framing experiment investigated influences of policy communication on acceptability and its determinants through structural equation modeling. A choice experiment tested acceptability of different reform proposals over the status quo.
The acceptability of introducing vehicle mileage taxation is found to depend on its perceived fairness, the arousal of psychological reactance and its tax rates, but not on the framing used to communicate the reform proposal. (Less)
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author
Kreutzer, Philipp Jonas LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS34 20201
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Road Pricing, Vehicle Mileage Taxation, Psychological Reactance Theory, Structural Equation Modeling, Discrete Choice Experiment
language
English
id
9021230
date added to LUP
2020-07-03 12:18:49
date last changed
2020-07-03 12:18:49
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  abstract     = {{Vehicle Mileage Taxation is a proposed improvement to addressing external costs of driving. 
A key hurdle for its implementation is its acceptability by the public. Theories of psychological reactance, fairness perception and status quo bias are explored as influences on tax reform perception. Data, representative for Sweden, was collected from 
407 individuals in an online survey. A framing experiment investigated influences of policy communication on acceptability and its determinants through structural equation modeling. A choice experiment tested acceptability of different reform proposals over the status quo. 
The acceptability of introducing vehicle mileage taxation is found to depend on its perceived fairness, the arousal of psychological reactance and its tax rates, but not on the framing used to communicate the reform proposal.}},
  author       = {{Kreutzer, Philipp Jonas}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Acceptability of Vehicle Mileage Taxation in Sweden A Behavioral Economics Approach to Introducing Road Policy Reforms}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}