Geography versus income: the heterogeneous effects of carbon taxation

Prochain Séminaire du GAINS

Le 9 janvier 2024

Le prochain séminaire du GAINS aura lieu le 9 janvier 2024 de 10h30 à 12h00 en salle T204.

Charles Labrousse (INSEE & PSE) présentera un papier intitulé "Geography versus income: the heterogeneous effects of carbon taxation" co-écrit avec Yann Perdereau (ENS & PSE).

Abstract :

Redistributive effects of carbon taxation are key for its political acceptability. We create a heterogeneous-agent dynamic equilibrium model with both vertical (wealth and income) and horizontal (living area) heterogeneities, where energy is both a consumption good for households and an intermediate input for firms, and obtain three results. First, geography is more important than income to assess the distributive effects of carbon taxation, as carbon tax harms more rural households. Second, the carbon tax on households is regressive, while the carbon tax on firms is progressive. Third, it is possible to achieve welfare increase and emission reduction through appropriate recycling of carbon policy, but a trade-off between equity and efficiency emerges if we want to reduce the rural-urban gap.

Un lien zoom est disponible pour ceux qui ne peuvent pas assister au séminaire en présentiel:

https://univ-lemans-fr.zoom.us/j/94240801277?pwd=SGtFNnRuM0VOMzFyUDhpZlFHN09YZz09

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