The Case for a Carbon Tax Getting Past Our Hang-Ups to Effective Climate Policy /
There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions and prevent the most disastrous effects of climate change-and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of The Case for a Carbon Tax, a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of clima...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,
2012.
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Climate Change Policy Alternatives. Carbon Taxes. Command-and-Control Regulation. Cap-and-Trade. Government Subsidies
- 3. Ten Arguments for a Carbon Tax. One: Economic Efficiency. Two: Excessive Formation of Capital. Three: Non-Interference with Other Regulatory Instruments or Jurisdictions. Four: Government Is Better at Reducing “Bads” Than Increasing “Goods”. Five: Incentives for Innovation—Price Effects. Six: Incentives for Innovation—Price Breadth. Seven: Administrability. Eight: International Coordination. Nine: Revenue Raising. Ten: Economic Efficiency Revisited: Prices versus Quantities under Uncertainty. Conclusion
- 4. Arguments against a Carbon Tax. Political Economy Considerations. Regressiveness. Ineffectiveness. Crowding Out. Conclusion
- 5. Carbon Tax Psychology. The “Do No Harm” Effect. The Identifiability Effect. The Endowment Effect. Conclusion
- 6. Changing Political Fortunes?
- 7. Conclusion
- Endnotes
- Index.