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Efficiency and Equity of an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Tax to Fund Public Lands
Margaret Walls and Matthew Ashenfarb
Land Economics, August 2022, 98 (3) 520-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.98.3.090821-0108
Margaret Walls
Resources for the Future, Washington, DC;
Roles: Senior Fellow
Matthew Ashenfarb
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut;
Roles: Ph.D. student
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In this issue
Land Economics
Vol. 98, Issue 3
1 Aug 2022
Efficiency and Equity of an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Tax to Fund Public Lands
Margaret Walls, Matthew Ashenfarb
Land Economics Aug 2022, 98 (3) 520-536; DOI: 10.3368/le.98.3.090821-0108
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- Article
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Outdoor Recreation-Related Taxes
- 3. Estimating the Demand for Outdoor Gear
- 4. Tax Revenues and Welfare Effects of a Recreation Equipment Sales Tax
- 5. Incidence of Recreational Equipment Tax across Income Groups
- 6. Discussion: Alternatives to a Gear Tax
- 7. Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgments
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Supplemental
- Info & Metrics
- References