April 2021
Recycling Carbon Tax Earnings to Maximize Welfare
Stephie Fried, Kevin Novan, William B. Peterman
Abstract:
This paper explores how to recycle carbon tax earnings back to households to maximize welfare. Using a general equilibrium lifecycle mannequin calibrated to evaluate the heterogeneity sms lån på minuttetin the U.S. economy, we secure the optimum coverage makes use of two thirds of carbon-tax earnings to diminish the distortionary tax on capital earnings while the remaining one third is weak to develop the progressivity of the labor-earnings tax. The optimum coverage attains elevated welfare and further equality than the lump-sum rebate manner most smartly-appreciated by policymakers in addition to the style at the foundation prescribed by economists–which referred to as exclusively for reductions in distortionary taxes.
Key phrases: Carbon tax; overlapping generations; earnings recycling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2021.023
PDF:
Full Paper
Abet to Top
Closing Update:
April 02, 2021