The choice of pollution control instrument is a crucial environmental policy decision. We
examine the extent to which various environmental policy instruments meet major evaluation …

This paper employs analytical and numerical general equilibrium models to examine the
significance of pre-existing factor taxes for the costs of pollution reduction under a wide range …

Discussions of environmental policy and the tax system have emphasized the value of
pollution tax revenues, which can be used to reduce other tax distortions in the economy. …

This paper provides a comprehensive, updated picture of energy subsidies at the global
and regional levels. It focuses on the broad notion of post-tax energy subsidies, which arise …

This paper compares, qualitatively and quantitatively, the welfare effects of emissions taxes,
auctioned emissions permits, and free (grandfathered) permits, when technological …

This paper employs analytical and numerical models to assess the welfare effects of a
revenue-neutral carbon tax and (nonauctioned) carbon emissions permits, taking into account …

This paper explores the interactions between taxes on work‐related traffic congestion and
pre‐existing distortionary taxes in the labor market. A congestion tax raises the overall costs of …

Energy taxes can produce substantial environmental and revenue benefits and are an
important component of countries’ fiscal systems. Although the principle that these taxes should …

Recent studies find that environmental tax swaps typically exacerbate the costs of the tax
system and therefore do not produce a “double dividend.” We extend previous models by …

This article discusses automobile fuel economy standards in the United States and other
countries. We first describe how these programs affect the automobile market, including impacts …