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Taxation of a Non-renewable Resource and Inequality in an R&D-based Growth Model

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  • Ken Tabata

    (School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University)

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This paper analyses the effects of resource taxation policies aimed at sustainable use of resources on economic growth and consumption inequality using an R&D-based growth model with heterogeneous households. Resource taxes affect the extraction rate of non-renewable resources only if the tax rate changes over time. This paper shows that the lower growth rate of the ad valorem tax on resource use slows resource extraction and promotes economic growth but increases consumption inequality. If resource tax policies are to promote economic growth without increasing consumption inequality, resource tax revenues must be allocated for redistributive purposes. This paper also calibrates the model for quantitative analysis and finds that the lower growth rate of the tax on resource use causes a non-negligible increase in consumption inequality.

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  • Ken Tabata, 2024. "Taxation of a Non-renewable Resource and Inequality in an R&D-based Growth Model," Discussion Paper Series 272, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
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    Keywords

    Non-renewable resources; Endogenous growth; Consumption inequality; R&D;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • Q32 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
    • Q38 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy (includes OPEC Policy)

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