Abstract
This paper analyses the medium-term effects of a carbon tax on growth and CO2 emissions in Ireland, a small open economy. We find that a double dividend exists if the carbon tax revenue is recycled through reduced income taxes. If the revenue is recycled by giving a lump-sum transfer to households, a double dividend is unlikely. We also determine that a greater incidence of the carbon tax falls on capital than on labour. When combined with a decrease in income tax, there is a clear shift of the tax burden from labour to capital. Finally, most of the effect on the economy is due to changes in the competitiveness of the manufacturing and market services sectors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 934-952 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Water Science and Technology
- General Environmental Science
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Keywords
- carbon tax
- double dividend
- Ireland
- tax incidence