Coasean biosecurity externalities - The Dismal Science
Eric Crampton • May 26, 2015 •
Michael Reddell beat me to the punch on this one.The budget's imposed a customs levy on air travellers to cover the costs of biosecurity border enforcement. Michael makes the simple Coasean point:A new tax on international travel. I wonder if the government looked at the possibility of levying these costs on, for example, the apple and kiwifruit industries, for … Read More