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Combining input-output analysis and micro-simulation to assess the effects of carbon taxation on Spanish households

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Xavier Labandeira
José M. Labeaga

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This paper explores the effects of a tax levied on Spanish energy-related CO2 emissions. After justifying the relevance of carbon taxation in the Spanish context, we consider the introduction of a product (fossil-fuel) tax with a rate obtained through the ‘actual damage cost’ method. Our empirical analysis proceeds in two stages. First, we employ an input-output demand model to calculate the price changes after the introduction of carbon taxation. In a second stage, simulation with Spanish household micro-data for 1994 yields the environmental and economic effects of a Spanish carbon tax. We find a limited short-run reaction to the carbon tax, which hampers its environmental success. The carbon tax burden is, however, significant, with a proportional distribution across households.

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Volume (Year): 20 (1999)
Issue (Month): 3 (September)
Pages: 305-320
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C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data
C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods and Programming - - - Input-Output Models
H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy

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