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Unemployment, rural–urban migration and environmental regulation

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  • Karlygash Kuralbayeva

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This paper develops a general equilibrium model that incorporates specific features pertaining to developing countries: a large informal sector and rural–urban migration. A calibrated version of the model is used to study the effects of energy tax changes and a reduction in agricultural†sector energy subsidies on labor market outcomes. The results indicate that the incidence of energy taxes is partly shifted on to the rural sector through rural–urban migration. The results thus highlight the importance of modeling the features particular to developing countries and the economic general equilibrium effects when assessing the impact of environmental taxation in those countries.

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  • Karlygash Kuralbayeva, 2018. "Unemployment, rural–urban migration and environmental regulation," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(2), pages 507-539, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:22:y:2018:i:2:p:507-539
    DOI: 10.1111/rode.12360
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