Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171709 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Working Paper Series No. 17/266
Publisher: 
ETH Zurich, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research, Zurich
Abstract: 
We study theoretically and numerically the effects of an environmental tax reform using endogenous growth theory. In the theoretical part, mobile labor between manufacturing and R&D activities, and elasticity of substitution between labor and energy in manufacturing lower than unity allow for a growth dividend, even if we consider preexisting tax distortions. The scope for innovation is reduced when we consider direct financial investment in the lab, or elastic labor supply. We then apply the core theoretical model to a real growing economy and find that a boost in economic growth following such a carbon policy is a possible outcome. Lump-sum redistribution performs best in terms of effciency measured by aggregate welfare, while in terms of equity among social segments its progressive character fails when we consider very high emissions reduction targets.
Subjects: 
Climate Policy
Green Tax Reform
Induced Innovation
Endogenous Growth
Numerical Modelling
JEL: 
C63
E62
O44
Q43
Q48
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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