Environmental taxation and unemployment: Some evidence on the 'double dividend hypothesis' in Europe

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 141-181

  Carraro, Carlo ^a,b,c,d   Galeotti, Marzio ^b,d   Gallo, Massimo ^d  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d GRETA Associati   (Italy)

Author keywords

Employment; Environment; Growth; Policy; Taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030268739     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(96)01577-0     Document Type: Article

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