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dc.contributor.authorBrock, Williamen
dc.contributor.authorEngstrom, Gustaven
dc.contributor.authorXepapadeas, Anastasiosen
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-08-
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-13T14:52:35Z-
dc.date.available2012-07-13T14:52:35Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/59712-
dc.description.abstractWe develop a one-dimensional energy balance climate model with heat transportation across locations. We introduce the concept of potential world GDP at time t, and we introduce, through the temperature function, spatial characteristics into the damage function which make damages latitude dependent. We solve the social planner's problem and characterize the competitive equilibrium. We define optimal taxes on fossil fuels and profit taxes on firms that extract fossil fuels. Our results suggest that if the implementation of international transfers across latitudes is not possible, then optimal taxes are spatially non homogeneous and tend to be lower at the poor latitudes. The degree of spatial differentiation of optimal taxes depend on heat transportation. We also locate sufficient conditions for optimal mitigation policies to have rapid ramp-up initially and then decrease over time. By employing the properties of the spatial model and approximating solutions, we show how to study the impact of thermal transport across latitudes on welfare inequality.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) |cMilanoen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aNota di Lavoro |x05.2012en
dc.subject.jelQ54en
dc.subject.jelQ58en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordEnergy Balance Climate Modelsen
dc.subject.keywordHeat Diffusionen
dc.subject.keywordTemperature Distributionen
dc.subject.keywordSpatial Optimal Taxesen
dc.titleEnergy balance climate models and the spatial structure of optimal mitigation policies-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn68492269Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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