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Performing an environmental tax reform in a regional economy. A computable general equilibrium approach
Abstract We use a Computable General Equilibrium model to simulate the effects of an Environmental Tax Reform in a regional economy (Andalusia, Spain). The reform involves imposing a tax on $ CO_{2} $ or $ SO_{2} $ emissions and reducing either the Income Tax or the payroll tax of employers to Social Security, and eventually keeping public deficit unchanged. This approach enables us to test the so-called double dividend hypothesis, which states that this kind of reform is likely to improve both environmental and non-environmental welfare. In the economy under analysis, an employment double dividend arises when the payroll tax is reduced and, if $ CO_{2} $ emissions are selected as environmental target, a (limited) strong double dividend could also be obtained. No double dividend appears when Income Tax is reduced to compensate the environmental tax.
Performing an environmental tax reform in a regional economy. A computable general equilibrium approach
Abstract We use a Computable General Equilibrium model to simulate the effects of an Environmental Tax Reform in a regional economy (Andalusia, Spain). The reform involves imposing a tax on $ CO_{2} $ or $ SO_{2} $ emissions and reducing either the Income Tax or the payroll tax of employers to Social Security, and eventually keeping public deficit unchanged. This approach enables us to test the so-called double dividend hypothesis, which states that this kind of reform is likely to improve both environmental and non-environmental welfare. In the economy under analysis, an employment double dividend arises when the payroll tax is reduced and, if $ CO_{2} $ emissions are selected as environmental target, a (limited) strong double dividend could also be obtained. No double dividend appears when Income Tax is reduced to compensate the environmental tax.
Performing an environmental tax reform in a regional economy. A computable general equilibrium approach
André, Francisco J. (author) / Cardenete, M. Alejandro (author) / Velázquez, Esther (author)
2005
Article (Journal)
English
Innovations in Regional Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2010
Innovations in Regional Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling
| Online Contents | 2010