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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.04.016 |
The Impact of a Carbon Tax on Inequality | |
Fremstad, Anders1; Paul, Mark2 | |
2019-09-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS |
ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 163页码:88-97 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Climate change and economic inequality are inextricably linked. Despite widespread agreement among researchers and policymakers that a carbon tax is the most efficient mechanism to curb greenhouse gas emissions, such a tax exacerbates inequality since low-income households spend a greater share of their income on carbon-intensive goods. Using Input-Output tables and detailed expenditure data for the United States, we estimate households' carbon footprints and examine the impact of a revenue-neutral tax of $50 per ton of CO2 on multiple forms of inequality. Devoting carbon tax revenue to fund a carbon dividend makes the policy progressive, minimizes redistribution among households of similar means, mitigates group-based inequalities, and benefits 56% of people, including 84% in the bottom half of the distribution. While some researchers have dismissed dividends on efficiency grounds, we show that the double dividend typically associated with labor tax cuts is insufficient to protect the purchasing power of a majority of Americans. |
英文关键词 | Carbon tax Distribution Inequality Environment Climate change Global warming Fossil fuels Carbon dividend |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000474329600010 |
WOS关键词 | INCOME ; HOUSEHOLD ; TEMPERATURE ; LIFETIME ; GROWTH ; COST |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/186437 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Colorado State Coll, Dept Econ, C306 Clark Bldg, Ft Collins, CO USA; 2.New Coll Florida, Div Social Sci, 5800 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Fremstad, Anders,Paul, Mark. The Impact of a Carbon Tax on Inequality[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2019,163:88-97. |
APA | Fremstad, Anders,&Paul, Mark.(2019).The Impact of a Carbon Tax on Inequality.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,163,88-97. |
MLA | Fremstad, Anders,et al."The Impact of a Carbon Tax on Inequality".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 163(2019):88-97. |
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