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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2021
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Working Paper No. HEIDWP17-2021
Verlag: 
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
Zusammenfassung: 
What is the effect of climate policies on inflation and economic activity? Answering this question is critical for central banks trying to achieve price stability. This paper studies the experience from existing carbon taxes in Canada and Europe, introduced over the last 30 years. Based on two separate empirical approaches, we find that carbon taxes do not have to be inflationary and may even have deflationary effects. In particular, our evidence suggests that the increase in energy prices was more than offset by a fall in the prices of services and other non-tradables. Our results are robust for Europe and Canada, as well as a number of different country groupings. At least in case of British Columbia, a contraction in household incomes and expenditures, in particular among the richer households, could explain the deflationary effect.
Schlagwörter: 
Carbon taxes
carbon pricing
inflation
monetary policy
climate change
JEL: 
E31
E50
Q54
Q43
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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