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Where Is the Carbon Tax after Thirty Years of Research?

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dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda R.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-28T15:38:51Z
dc.date.available2018-06-28T15:38:51Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractThis 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 and implementation of the carbon tax in practice. The paper discusses the evolution of the carbon tax literature, classifying it by the issues investigated and methodology used for the investigation. It finds that the literature enlightens four key issues: (i) economic impacts, (ii) choices for revenue recycling, (iii) distributional implications, and (iv) competitiveness and border tax adjustment. Quantitative analysis, especially computable general equilibrium modeling, is the main method employed in the literature. The study shows that potential adverse economic impacts and competitiveness concerns are the main impediments to the introduction of the carbon tax. Extensive examinations of carbon tax issues at the global, regional, and country levels have led to innovative measures to address these concerns. While the carbon tax was mainly a subject of academic discussion until few years back, it has generated good attention for policy makers, particularly after the Paris Agreement on climate change, and is being considered as one of the main market instruments to address global climate change. Although several important issues related to the carbon tax have been well researched, its potential interactions with poverty and shared prosperity are yet to be investigated.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/180641529946278229/Where-is-the-carbon-tax-after-thirty-years-of-research
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8493
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29946
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8493
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCARBON PRICING
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCARBON POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectREVENUE RECYCLING
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectBORDER TAX
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectPARIS AGREEMENT
dc.titleWhere Is the Carbon Tax after Thirty Years of Research?en
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okr.crossref.titleWhere Is the Carbon Tax after Thirty Years of Research?
okr.date.disclosure2018-06-25
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/180641529946278229/Where-is-the-carbon-tax-after-thirty-years-of-research
okr.guid180641529946278229
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8493
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okr.topicEnvironment::Carbon Policy and Trading
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Competition Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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