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Impactos distributivos de un impuesto al carbono en Colombia: vínculo entre modelos de microsimulaciones y equilibrio general

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  • Romero Otálora, German
  • Álvarez-Espinosa, Andrés
  • Calderón, Silvia
  • Ordónez, Daniel

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Resumen: Este trabajo evalúa las implicaciones distributivas de un impuesto a las emisiones de dióxido de carbono sobre el bienestar de los hogares, a través de cambios en los precios de la canasta consumida. Para ello, se integran secuencialmente los resultados de un modelo de equilibrio general computable con un análisis a nivel de hogares a partir de modelos de microsimulaciones (MSM). Además, el análisis realizado compara los efectos de utilizar MSM aritméticas y comportamentales. Los resultados permiten concluir que el impuesto al carbono tiene efectos negativos en el bienestar de toda la población, siendo los hogares de mayores ingresos los más afectados y los de clase media los menos afectados. Finalmente, se presenta una serie de recomendaciones de política para lograr los efectos deseados, tanto en reducción de emisiones como en la incorporación de criterios de bienestar en las medidas de mitigación. Abstract: This paper examines the redistributive effects of taxing carbon dioxide emissions on household welfare through changes in prices of consumer goods. To this end, the results of a computable general equilibrium model are sequentially integrated with a household-level analysis based on microsimulation models (MSM). The analysis also allows for comparisons between the effects of using arithmetic and behavioral MSMs. Results show that a carbon tax has negative effects on population welfare, with higher-income households being the most affected and middle-class households the least. Finally, a number of policy recommendations for reducing emissions and including well-being criteria in mitigation measures are presented.

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  • Romero Otálora, German & Álvarez-Espinosa, Andrés & Calderón, Silvia & Ordónez, Daniel, 2018. "Impactos distributivos de un impuesto al carbono en Colombia: vínculo entre modelos de microsimulaciones y equilibrio general," Revista Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE, issue 89, pages 163-198, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000174:016535
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    Keywords

    impuesto al carbono; microsimulaciones; AIDS; QAIDS; mitigación; cambio climático;
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    JEL classification:

    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General

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