This paper investigates the employment impacts of British Columbia’s revenue neutral carbon tax. Using the synthetic control method with firm-level data, we find considerable heterogeneity in employment responses to the policy. We show that firm size matters. In particular, the carbon tax had...

This study estimates that the introduction of a carbon tax in the British power sector in 2013 and its two subsequent elevations in 2014 and 2015 led to a substantial decline in emissions by 26% (or 36.3 MtCO 2 ) in only three years. Identification of the causal effect relies on discontinuities...

This study uses an incentive-compatible experimental online supermarket to assess whether prior environmentally-friendly behaviour outside the store, and whether carbon taxes motivate sustainable consumption. Previous research suggests that past decisions may influence current decisions, for...