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Carbon Taxation, Prices and Welfare in New Zealand

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John Creedy
Catherine Sleeman () (New Zealand Treasury)

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This paper examines the effects on consumer prices of a range of carbon taxes in New Zealand, using information about inter-industry transactions and the use of fossil fuels by industries. The resulting effects on the welfare of different household types and total expenditure levels are examined. The excess burdens of the carbon tax are computed for the different household types. Finally, overall measures of inequality are reported.

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Paper provided by New Zealand Treasury in its series Treasury Working Paper Series with number 04/23.

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Date of creation: Dec 2004
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Keywords: Carbon tax; equivalent variations; excess burdens; inequality;

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H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
D57 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Input-Output Tables and Analysis

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  1. John Creedy & Catherine Sleeman, 2005. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions in New Zealand: A Minimum Disruption Approach," Department of Economics - Working Papers Series 933, The University of Melbourne. [Downloadable!]
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