The impact of a carbon tax on manufacturing: Evidence from microdata

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-14

  Martin, Ralf ^a,b   de Preux, Laure B ^a,b   Wagner, Ulrich J ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Climate change levy; Energy use; Manufacturing; Policy evaluation; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902014239     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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