Abstract
Sweden was one of the first countries to introduce carbon taxes, and is currently evaluating further carbon taxes. The authors were asked to advise a government commission charged with undertaking the official Swedish evaluation. We did so by constructing and simulating a computable general equilibrium model of Sweden. In this report, the carbon tax debate in Sweden is first reviewed, then our model is described and the main results presented. The conclusion from the cost-benefit analysis is clear, the benefits of increasing the carbon tax in Sweden are a tiny fraction of the costs that consumers must pay in the form of higher prices and reduced incomes. Although we do not put much credence in the gross benefit numbers, they do serve to highlight the basis of our conclusion that carbon tax increases are not currently justifiable in Sweden. 35 refs., 13 tabs.
Harrison, G W;
[1]
Kristroem, B
[2]
- South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC (United States). Dept. of Economics, College of Business Administration
- Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Umeaa (Sweden). Dept. of Forest Economics
Citation Formats
Harrison, G W, and Kristroem, B.
General equilibrium effects of increasing carbon taxes in Sweden.
Sweden: N. p.,
1997.
Web.
Harrison, G W, & Kristroem, B.
General equilibrium effects of increasing carbon taxes in Sweden.
Sweden.
Harrison, G W, and Kristroem, B.
1997.
"General equilibrium effects of increasing carbon taxes in Sweden."
Sweden.
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title = {General equilibrium effects of increasing carbon taxes in Sweden}
author = {Harrison, G W, and Kristroem, B}
abstractNote = {Sweden was one of the first countries to introduce carbon taxes, and is currently evaluating further carbon taxes. The authors were asked to advise a government commission charged with undertaking the official Swedish evaluation. We did so by constructing and simulating a computable general equilibrium model of Sweden. In this report, the carbon tax debate in Sweden is first reviewed, then our model is described and the main results presented. The conclusion from the cost-benefit analysis is clear, the benefits of increasing the carbon tax in Sweden are a tiny fraction of the costs that consumers must pay in the form of higher prices and reduced incomes. Although we do not put much credence in the gross benefit numbers, they do serve to highlight the basis of our conclusion that carbon tax increases are not currently justifiable in Sweden. 35 refs., 13 tabs.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1997}
month = {Sep}
}
title = {General equilibrium effects of increasing carbon taxes in Sweden}
author = {Harrison, G W, and Kristroem, B}
abstractNote = {Sweden was one of the first countries to introduce carbon taxes, and is currently evaluating further carbon taxes. The authors were asked to advise a government commission charged with undertaking the official Swedish evaluation. We did so by constructing and simulating a computable general equilibrium model of Sweden. In this report, the carbon tax debate in Sweden is first reviewed, then our model is described and the main results presented. The conclusion from the cost-benefit analysis is clear, the benefits of increasing the carbon tax in Sweden are a tiny fraction of the costs that consumers must pay in the form of higher prices and reduced incomes. Although we do not put much credence in the gross benefit numbers, they do serve to highlight the basis of our conclusion that carbon tax increases are not currently justifiable in Sweden. 35 refs., 13 tabs.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1997}
month = {Sep}
}