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Fit-for-55 in France: what are the medium-run macro effects?
[Fit-for-55 en France : quels effets macro à moyen terme ?]

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  • Fanny Henriet
  • Yannick Kalantzis
  • Matthieu Lemoine
  • Noëmie Lisack
  • Harri Turunen

Abstract

Long-run benefits of transition policies are clear and well-documented in the literature, which shows huge economic losses in case of inaction. These policies also have medium-run consequences, which we study here. We use a new approach to model the impact on the French economy of a carbon tax in line with the CO2 emission reduction of Fit-for-55. Under the conservative assumption that there are no new clean technologies along the transition, we find that the long-term benefits of reducing carbon emissions implies some macro costs during the transition. In the short run, with unchanged monetary policy, inflation increases slightly due to the direct transmission of carbon taxes to prices. In the medium run, we find slower output growth, mainly driven by large real supply effects. Les bénéfices à long terme des politiques de transition sont clairs et bien documentés dans la littérature, qui montre d’énormes pertes économiques en cas d’inaction. Ces politiques ont également des conséquences à moyen terme, que nous examinons ici. Nous utilisons une nouvelle approche pour modéliser l’impact sur l’économie française d’une taxe carbone en ligne avec la réduction des émissions de CO2 du paquet Fit-for-55 (ajustement à l’objectif 55). En faisant l’hypothèse prudente d’une absence de nouvelles technologies propres au cours de la transition, nous constatons que les bénéfices à long terme de la réduction des émissions de carbone impliquent des coûts macro pendant la transition. À court terme, à politique monétaire inchangée, l’inflation augmente légèrement en raison de la transmission directe de la taxe carbone aux prix. À moyen terme, nous constatons un ralentissement de la croissance de la production, principalement lié à d’importants effets d’offre réels.

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  • Fanny Henriet & Yannick Kalantzis & Matthieu Lemoine & Noëmie Lisack & Harri Turunen, 2026. "Fit-for-55 in France: what are the medium-run macro effects? [Fit-for-55 en France : quels effets macro à moyen terme ?]," Eco Notepad 426, Banque de France.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:econot:426
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