The carbon tax is a frequently discussed economic instrument for carbon emissions
mitigation and prevention of global climate change. However, a range of issues may emerge …

Understanding the distributional impacts of market-based climate policies is crucial to
design economically efficient climate change mitigation policies that are socially acceptable …

Existing estimates of optimal climate policy ignore the possibility that carbon tax revenues
could be used in a progressive way; model results therefore typically imply that near-term …

This paper takes a dive into the deep literature on the carbon tax accumulated through
active and continuous research over the past 30 years. It also presents the ongoing debate …

There is a growing interest in using carbon taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, not
only in industrialized economies but also in developing economies. Many countries have …

In this paper we analyze the relationship between social inequality and climate change
policy actions in African countries. We examine whether the needs of the poor influence …

Previous research has generally concluded that carbon tax is regressive, despite its efficacy
in reducing emissions. This paper takes a deeper dive to explore the validity of this assertion …

In this paper we identify policy implications for implementing carbon pricing in Austria, taking
into account model structure uncertainty. Methodologically, we compare the results of two …

The literature shows that earmarking carbon tax revenues to reduce other distortionary taxes
can mitigate the tax's adverse economic implications, whereas transferring revenues directly …

Carbon taxes increase the cost of necessary household energy expenditures. In many
developed countries, carbon taxes are regressive as they comprise a greater proportion of a …