An analysis on the short-term sectoral competitiveness impact of carbon tax in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4144-4152

  Wang, Xin ^a,b   Li, Ji Feng ^c   Zhang, Ya Xiong ^c  

^a SCIENCES PO   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c State Information Center of China   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; China; Sectoral competitiveness

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON TAXES; CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; CLIMATE TARGETS; COMPENSATORY MEASURE; DOMESTIC COMPETITIVENESS; DOMESTIC MARKETS; IMPORTED PRODUCTS; INPUT-OUTPUT TABLE; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; LONG TERM; MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS; POLICY MAKERS; SECTORAL COMPETITIVENESS; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; TAX LEVELS; TAX RATES;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TAXATION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COMPETITIVENESS; ENERGY POLICY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION TAX;

CHINA;

EID: 79957649510     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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