Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/298285 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 118
Publisher: 
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza (DISCE), Milano
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the economic and environmental effects of pay-as-youthrow (PAYT) waste programs. Using a newly constructed longitudinal dataset of Italian municipalities and a staked-by-event design, we obtain three main findings: (i) PAYT programs significantly reduce total waste production; (ii) they further decrease waste management costs and leave municipal finances unaffected; (iii) they generate positive spillover effects on pro-environmental behaviors not directly targeted by the program. Survey evidence suggests that PAYT increases environmental awareness and concerns of the population in treated municipalities.
Subjects: 
Waste Management
Taxation
Difference-in-Differences
Variation in Treatment Timing
JEL: 
C21
H23
Q53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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