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The Trade-Off between Intra- and Intergenerational Equity in Climate Policy : Can Carbon Leakage Be Justified?

Kverndokk, Snorre - 2017

This paper focuses on two equity aspects of climate policy, intra- and intergenerational equity, and analyzes the implications of equity preferences on climate policy, and on the production and consumption patterns in rich and poor countries. We develop a dynamic two-region model, in which each...

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Unveiling the energy price tag : assessing the degree of regressivity of household energy expenditures among European countries

Ackermann, Ivan; Radulescu, Doina - 2024

of research on energy expenditure in-equality in advanced economies by quantifying the regressivity of energy … energy expenditures across all countries and time periods, with significant variability in the degree and regressivity … not necessarily align with those exhibiting the most pronounced regressivity. Tailored policy instruments are essential …

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Climate policies and nationally determined contributions : reconciling the needed ambition with the political economy

Vogt-Schilb, Adrien; Hallegatte, Stéphane - 2017

Countries have pledged to stabilize global warming at a 1.5 to 2°C increase. Either target requires reaching net zero emissions before the end of the century, which implies a major transformation of the economic system. This paper reviews the literature on how policymakers can design climate...

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Modelling the economic impacts of climate change on global and European agriculture : review of economic structural approaches

Fernández, Francisco J.; Blanco, Maria - 2015

The economic effects of climate change on agriculture have been widely assessed in the last two decades. Many of these assessments are based on the integration of biophysical and agro-economic models, allowing to understand the physical and socio-economic responses of the agricultural sector to...

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Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing Policies Under Paris Agreement : Inter and Intra-Regional Perspectives

Chepeliev, Maksym; Osorio-Rodarte, Israel; van der … - 2021

While bringing multiple benefits for the environment, achievement of the stringent global greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, like the one outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement, is associated with significant implementation costs and could impact different dimensions of human...

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How the nature of inequality reduction matters for CO2 emissions

Angel, Tobias; Berthe, Alexandre; Costantini, Valeria; … - 2024

This study investigates the relationship between distinct types of inequality and CO2 emissions using panel data on 156 countries from 1995 to 2020. Using fixed effects panel and quantile regression techniques, we report estimates that indicate that pre-distribution (inequality reduction by...

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The climate change challenge and fiscal instruments and policies in the EU

Avgousti, Aris; Caprioli, Francesco; Caracciolo, Giacomo; … - 2023

Fiscal policy plays a prominent role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. An optimal combination of revenue policies, in particular taxes, and expenditure policies, such as subsidies and investment, is essential in order to achieve greenhouse gas emissions targets. This paper analyses...

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The Climate Change Challenge and Fiscal Instruments and Policies in the EU

Avgousti, Aris; Caprioli, Francesco; Caracciolo, Giacomo; … - 2023

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Who compares to whom? : the anatomy of income comparisons in Europe

Clark, Andrew E.; Senik-Leygonie, Claudia - 2009

This paper provides unprecedented direct evidence from large-scale survey data on both the intensity (how much?) and direction (to whom?) of income comparisons. Income comparisons are considered to be at least somewhat important by three-quarters of Europeans. They are associated with both lower...

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Preferences for redistribution in Europe

Olivera, Javier - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 14, pp. 1-18

This paper uses pseudo panel techniques and a fixed effects estimator to analyse the determinants of preferences for redistribution in 34 European countries over the period 2002-2012. The data is drawn from the six available waves of the European Social Survey. The main result is that changes in...

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