The Economic impact of different carbon tax revenue recycling schemes in China: A model-based scenario analysis

Applied Energy

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 96-105

  Liu, Yu ^a   Lu, Yingying ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Science   (China)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; CGE model; Economic impact; Scenario analysis; Tax revenue recycle

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; DEPRECIATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; RECYCLING; TAXATION;

CARBON TAXES; CGE MODEL; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; TAX REVENUE;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; MACROECONOMICS; POLLUTION TAX; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TAX REFORM;

CHINA;

EID: 84937118477     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.032     Document Type: Article

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