Growth effects of carbon policies: Applying a fully dynamic CGE model with heterogeneous capital

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 963-980

  Bretschger, Lucas ^a   Ramer, Roger ^a   Schwark, Florentine ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon policy; CGE models; Energy and endogenous growth; Heterogeneous capital

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON POLICY; CGE MODEL; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; GROWTH EFFECTS; HETEROGENEOUS CAPITAL; NON-ENERGY; WELFARE LOSS;

COST ACCOUNTING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON EMISSION; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROWTH RATE; POLLUTION POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 80052739656     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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