Unemployment benefit systems in most OECD countries have become more generous since the early 1960s: the coverage rate has increased, the level of benefits has increased relative to the predisplacement wages, and maximum benefit periods in unemployment-insurance systems have become longer....

This paper reviews potential applications of environmental taxes in the energy sector. Theoretical and practical arguments for using environmental taxes are reviewed, and possible arrangements outlined for levying environmental taxes on energy. In contrast to most environmental taxes, taxes on...