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We analyze the quantitative labor market and aggregate effects of a carbon tax in a framework with pollution …
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might lament any departure from broad carbon pricing, citing efficiency costs. This paper offers theory and numerical …
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What is a feasible and efficient policy to regulate air pollution from vehicles? A Pigouvian tax is technologically … infeasible. Most countries instead rely on exhaust standards that limit air pollution emissions per mile for new vehicles. We … assess the effectiveness and efficiency of these standards, which are the centerpiece of US Clean Air Act regulation of …
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What is a feasible and efficient policy to regulate air pollution from vehicles? A Pigouvian tax is technologically … infeasible. Most countries instead rely on exhaust standards that limit air pollution emissions per mile for new vehicles. We … assess the effectiveness and efficiency of these standards, which are the centerpiece of US Clean Air Act regulation of …
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Economists recommend Pigouvian taxes as the most efficient way to fight climate change. Yet, carbon taxes are difficult to implement politically. To understand why, we study Washington State's two failed carbon tax referendums from 2016 and 2018—the first such votes in the United States. We...
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This article looks at the commonalities and disparities in the rules against single-firm market abuses in the US and in the EU and their enforcement. Despite they target the same type of business behaviour, the US and the EU have always followed divergent paths. This article will examine...
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Levels of CO2 emissions from electricity generation in the U.S. have changed considerably in the last decade. This development can be attributed to two factors. First, the shale gas revolution has reduced gas prices significantly, leading to a crowding out of the more CO2-intensive coal for...
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