Stephen DeCanio

About The Author

Stephen DeCanio is a Professor of economics, emeritus, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Books by Stephen DeCanio

Taxing Energy

Oil Severance Taxation and the Economy

By Robert Deacon, Stephen DeCanio, H. E. Frech III and M. Bruce Johnson
Severance taxes—taxes levied upon the production of oil and natural gas—have long been popular with state governments. Such taxes are thought to have minimal impact upon the areas where petroleum wells are located, the costs of such taxes can be “exported” to a large and dispersed consumer base i...
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