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Carbon Taxes : Many Strengths but Key Weaknesses

Gordon, Roger H. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

There is a consensus among economists that a carbon tax is the best approach for addressing the effects of CO2 emissions on the global climate. However, past international agreements on climate change instead specify caps on emissions (a quantity target) for each country. This paper explores...

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Carbon leakage and agriculture : A literature review on emissions mitigation policies

Arvanitopoulos, Theodoros - 2021

The risks of carbon leakage associated with climate policies in the agricultural sector remains under-researched. Studies to date suggest that carbon pricing policies implemented by a single country, or small group of countries, reduce global emissions but also affect the international...

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Improving economic efficiency and climate mitigation outcomes through international co-ordination on carbon pricing

Nachtigall, Daniel - 2019

This paper presents the potential benefits and challenges of enhanced international co-ordination on carbon pricing and outlines the different types and levels of co-ordination that are available for national and sub-national governments. These levels include, inter alia, facilitating new...

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Public finance resilience in the transition towards carbon neutrality : Modelling policy instruments in a global net-zero emissions

Fouré, Jean - 2023

This paper presents a detailed economic modelling analysis of public finance in the transition towards carbon neutrality. It outlines results from a Net-Zero Emission Ambition scenario, which reflects the ambition to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions globally by mid-century, using a...

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Carbon pricing, carbon sequestration and social discounting

Belfiori, Maria Elisa - In: European economic review : EER 96 (2017), pp. 1-17

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Chapter 26 Environmental implications of non-environmental policies

Markandya, Anil - In: Handbook of environmental economics : volume 3, …, (pp. 1353-1401). 2005

focus on taxation and subsidies. In order to understand the quite complex literature on this subject, we draw on the theory … of the second best and the theory of optimal taxation. The thrust of the chapter is that there are multiple objectives … theory, while Section 6 presents empirical evidence for the European Union. The latter section focuses primarily on …

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Carbon pricing design: Effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility : An investment perspective

Flues, Florens - 2020

Carbon pricing helps countries steer their economies towards and along a carbon-neutral growth path. This paper considers how the design of carbon pricing instruments affects their effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility. Design choices matter both for taxes and Emissions Trading Systems...

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Chapter 24. Environmental Macroeconomics

Hassler, J.; Krusell, P.; Smith, A.A. - In: Handbook of macroeconomics : volume 2, v. 2A-2B SET, (pp. 1893-2008). 2016

We discuss climate change and resource scarcity from the perspective of macroeconomic modeling and quantitative evaluation. Our focus is on climate change: we build a very simple “integrated assessment model,” ie, a model that integrates the global economy and the climate in a unified...

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Environmental tax reform and the labour market : the double dividend in different labour market regimes

Kratena, Kurt - 2002

debate. This book will be of interest and relevance to academics in the fields of environmental economics, labour theory and …

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Climate Policy and the Economy : Evidence from Europe's Carbon Pricing Initiatives

Känzig, Diego R.; Konradt, Maximilian - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

This paper investigates the impact of carbon pricing on the economy, with a focus on European carbon taxes and the carbon market. Our analysis reveals three key findings. First, while both policies have successfully reduced emissions, the economic costs of the European carbon market are larger...

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