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The European Carbon Tax: An Economic Assessment

By Carlo Carraro , Domenico Siniscalco (auth.) , Domenico Siniscalco (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1993
ISBN
978-94-010-4841-5, 978-94-011-1904-7
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-1904-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19780940 bytes)
Series
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) Series on Economics, Energy and Environment 1
Edition
1
Pages
284\284
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Environmental Economics

Description

The possible introduction of a carbon tax in Europe is an issue which has attracted the attention of numerous economists and policymakers. The problems under debate concern the effects of the tax at different levels: what costs, in terms of GDP growth, will be paid by each European country? Will the effects on income distribution be larger than those on income level? Should the carbon tax be coordinated among the European countries or would it be better to impose a uniform tax rate on carbon emissions? Can Europe introduce the tax unilaterally or should this be done jointly, with the other industrialised countries? This book provides answers to such questions. It analyses the effects of the European carbon tax on both a domestic and at an international level.

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