Are carbon taxes good for the poor? A general equilibrium analysis for Vietnam

World Development

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-131

  Coxhead, Ian ^a   Wattanakuljarus, Anan ^b   Nguyen, Chan V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Environmental tax; General equilibrium; Labor market; Poverty; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; POLLUTION TAX; POVERTY; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; WAGE;

VIET NAM;

EID: 84880277277     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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