Economy-wide impact analysis of a carbon tax on international container shipping

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-102

  Lee, Tsung Chen ^a   Chang, Young Tae ^b   Lee, Paul T W ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computable general equilibrium model; Economy wide impact analysis; Global Trade Analysis Project; Maritime carbon tax

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONTAINERS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EMISSION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SHIPS; TAXATION;

CARBON TAXES; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; CONTAINER SHIPPINGS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; GLOBAL TRADE; IMPACT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL SHIPPINGS; QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COMPETITIVENESS; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; CONTAINER SHIP; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPORT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBAL TRADE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLLUTION TAX; SHIPPING;

CHINA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887516943     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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