Edenhofer, Ottmar; Franks, Max; Kalkuhl, Matthias - In: International Tax and Public Finance 28 (2021) 5, pp. 1090-1121
The year 2020 marks the centennial of the publication of Arthur Cecil Pigou's magnum opus The Economics of Welfare. Pigou's pricing principles have had an enduring influence on the academic debate, with a widespread consensus having emerged among economists that Pigouvian taxes or subsidies are...