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Are the Laffer curve and the green paradox mutually exclusive ?

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  • Stefano Bosi

    (EPEE - Centre d'Etudes des Politiques Economiques - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne)

  • David Desmarchelier

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

In this paper, we study the relationship between the Laffer curve and the green paradox in the context of a Ramsey model with endogenous labor supply in which pollution increases consumer demand (through a compensation effect). We find that—in the long run—the conditions under which a Laffer curve and a green paradox emerge are mutually exclusive. Indeed, the Laffer curve exists under a weak compensation effect, while the green paradox requires a strong effect. Also, we find that, in the short run, limit cycles may arise in the presence of a Laffer curve, while they never occur under a green paradox.

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  • Stefano Bosi & David Desmarchelier, 2017. "Are the Laffer curve and the green paradox mutually exclusive ?," Post-Print hal-01745432, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01745432
    DOI: 10.1111/jpet.12242
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    1. Bosi, Stefano & Desmarchelier, David, 2018. "Natural cycles and pollution," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 10-20.
    2. Bosi, Stefano & Desmarchelier, David, 2019. "Local bifurcations of three and four-dimensional systems: A tractable characterization with economic applications," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 38-50.
    3. Amir, Rabah & Gama, Adriana & Maret, Isabelle, 2019. "Environmental quality and monopoly pricing," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
    4. Xiaoke Zhao & Xuhui Ding & Liang Li, 2021. "Research on Environmental Regulation, Technological Innovation and Green Transformation of Manufacturing Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-15, September.
    5. Peng Xu & Yukun Cao & Jingye Li, 2025. "Green Paradox in the Carbon Neutrality Process: A Strategic Game About the Shipping Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-11, June.
    6. Lin, Boqiang & Jia, Zhijie, 2019. "Tax rate, government revenue and economic performance: A perspective of Laffer curve," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 1-1.
    7. Estelle Campenet & David Desmarchelier & Markus Herrmann, 2025. "Voluntary simplicity, the Laffer Curve and the Green Paradox," Working Papers of BETA 2025-44, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
    8. Guillaume MOREL, 2020. "A note on pollution and infectious disease," Working Papers of BETA 2020-38, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
    9. Estelle CAMPENET & David DESMARCHELIER, 2025. "A note on pollution inertia and endogenous cycles in Ramsey economies," Working Papers of BETA 2025-10, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
    10. Guillaume Morel, 2020. "A note on pollution and infectious disease," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 40(4), pages 2723-2733.

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    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies

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