Environmental externality of coal use in China: Welfare effect and tax regulation

Applied Energy

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-31

  Chen, Zhan Ming ^a   Liu, Yu ^b   Qin, Ping ^a   Zhang, Bo ^c   Lester, Leo ^d   Chen, Guanghua ^e   Guo, Yumei ^a   Zheng, Xinye ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)   (Saudi Arabia)

^e University of Science and Technology Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental emission; Externality; Input output model; Inter provincial trade; Pigouvian tax

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; TAXATION;

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; EXTERNALITY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; INPUT OUTPUT MODEL; LESS-DEVELOPED REGIONS; PIGOUVIAN TAX; PRODUCER PRICE INDICES;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

BURNING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PROVINCIALISM; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE IMPACT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHANXI;

EID: 84936854520     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.06.066     Document Type: Article

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