Economic impacts of the 1997 EU energy tax: Simulations with three EU-wide models

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-197

  Jansen, Heinz ^a   Klaassen, Ger ^b  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Double dividend; Employment; Energy tax; Environmental policy; EU

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TAX; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROSS DEMAND PRODUCT (GDP); MACROECONOMICS; TAX EXEMPTIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERAL OILS; TAXATION;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; EUROPEAN UNION; MODELING;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034001635     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008309512349     Document Type: Article

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