This paper studies the distributional effects of France's recently introduced carbon tax. Using
a microsimulation model built on a representative sample of the French population from …

Sharp pricefluctuations and increasing environmental and distributional concerns, among
other issues, have led to a renewed academic interest in energy demand. In this paper we …

Este trabajo revisa el uso de los modelos de microsimulación como instrumentos para el
análisis de políticas públicas. Esta metodología, planteada inicialmente en la década de …

Half of the world population live in the cities. Cities energy consumption, environmental
impact, and the opportunities they provide for our planet's sustainability make them attractive …

Most public policies, particularly those in the energy sphere, have not only efficiency but also
distributional effects. However, there is a trade-off between modelling approaches suitable …

This article provides an overview of specific and systemic applications of energy taxes and
environmental (or green) tax reforms. To do so it combines a theoretical and empirical …

The great recession brought an increased need for public revenues and generated
distributive concerns across many countries. This has led to a new generation of green tax …

This paper examines the potential impacts of minimum wages on poverty alleviation in
Malaysia by paying specific attention to its impacts between major ethnic groups. Our model …

This paper provides a survey of the development and contributions of agent-based modeling
to economic analysis, without any claim to be exhaustive. Our perspective is particularly …

Background: Implementation researchers have sought ways to use simulations to support
the core components of implementation, which typically include assessing the need for …