The Environmental and Economic Impact of the Carbon Tax in Australia

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 313-332

  Meng, Sam ^a   Siriwardana, Mahinda ^a   McNeill, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; CGE modelling; Environmental effects; Macro economy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TAXATION;

CARBON TAXES; COMPENSATION PLAN; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; COPENHAGEN ACCORDS; EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; MACRO ECONOMY; PRICE SIGNALS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; MACROECONOMICS; POLLUTION TAX; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874276890     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-012-9600-4     Document Type: Article

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