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The carbon footprint of European households and income distribution
Sommer, Mark; Kratena, Kurt - 2016
This paper calculates the CO2e (CO2 equivalents) footprint of private consumption in the EU27 by five groups of household income, using a fully fledged macroeconomic input-output model covering 59 industries and five groups of household income for the EU27. Due to macroeconomic feedback...
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A European equivalence scale for public in-kind transfers
Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun; Lindgren, Petter Y. - 2022
This paper introduces a theory-based equivalence scale for public in-kind transfers, which justifies comparison of …, education and childcare expenditure on estimates of income inequality and poverty for 24 European countries. The empirical … results show significant effects of public in-kind transfers on the level of income inequality and poverty for all countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013193777
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Asymmetric effects of global uncertainty : the socioeconomic and environmental vulnerability of developing countries
Nguyen Phuc Canh; Schinckus, Christophe; Thanh Dinh Su - In: Fulbright review of economics and policy 2 (2022) 1, pp. 92-116
Purpose This study aims to investigate the influences of global uncertainty indicators volatility on the domestic socioeconomic and environmental vulnerability in a sample of 54 developing countries. Design/methodology/approach: The two-step system generalized method of moments estimator is...
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Carbon taxes on consumption : distributional implications for a just transition in the EU
Maier, Sofía; De Poli, Silvia; Amores, Antonio F. - 2024
Carbon taxes on household consumption can simultaneously increase public funding and promote greener consumption habits, an appealing combination for the just transition plans of the European Union (EU). However, concerns about equity and public support pose challenges. This paper assesses the...
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A European equivalence scale for public in-kind transfers
Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun; Lindgren, Petter Y. - In: Journal of economic inequality 22 (2024) 1, pp. 1-32
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Smart cap
Karp, Larry S.; Traeger, Christian - 2021
We introduce a "smart" cap and trade system that eliminates the welfare costs of asymmetric information (“uncertainty”). This cap responds endogenously to technology or macroeconomic shocks, relying on the market price of certificates to aggregate information. It allows policy makers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012438358
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An interregional input-output analysis of the pollution content of trade flows and environmental trade balances between five states in the US Mid-West
Ha, Soo Jung; Hewings, Geoffrey; Turner, Karen - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008696133
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Regime shifts and uncertainty in pollution control
Zeeuw, Aart de; Zemel, Amos - 2012
We develop a simple model of managing a system subject to pollution damage under risk of an abrupt and random jump in …. -- environmental pollution ; optimal management ; catastrophic transitions ; uncertainty ; adaptation ; mitigation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009489041
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The carbon content of Austrian trade flows in the European and international trade context
Friedl, Birgit; Muñoz Jaramillo, Pablo; Schinko, Thomas; … - 2010
In this study CO2 emissions embodied in Austrian international trade are quantified employing a 66-region input output model of multidirectional trade. We find that Austria's final demand CO2 responsibilities on a global scale are 38% higher than conventional statistics report (110 Mt-CO2 versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392327
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Consumption and precautionary saving : an empirical analysis under both financial and environmental risks
Baiardi, Donatella; Manera, Matteo; Menegatti, Mario - 2011
This paper studies the empirical relationship between consumption and saving under two different sources of uncertainty: financial risk and environmental risk. The analysis is carried out using time series data for six advanced economies in the period 1965-2007. The results support the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235901