Political uncertainty and the earmarking of environmental taxes

By C. Brett, Michael Keen. 2000

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Tax Deductions, Environmental Policy, and the (2000, unknown): “Some recent public choice analyses suggest that at least part of new revenues sources are likely to be used for public spending (Becker and Mulligan (1997), Brett and Keen (1998)).”
Theoretical perspectives on resource tax design (2009, background): “The potential advantage of earmarking, on the other hand—stressed by Collier (2009) in discussing recent experiences in Africa, and formalized by Brett and Keen (2000)—is that it can limit politicians’ ability to divert revenue to their own purposes (though they may also prove adept in turning…”