| Titre | Le rôle du changement technique dans le double dividende d'écotaxes | |
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| Auteur | Frédéric Ghersi, Jean-Charles Hourcade | |
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Revue | Economie et prévision |
| Numéro | no 143-144, 2000/2-3 Economie de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Analyse économique de l'effet de serre |
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| Page | 47-68 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The Role of Technological Progress in the Double Dividend of Carbon Taxes
by Jean-Charles Hourcade and Frédéric Ghersi
Modelling work on the macro-economic effects of carbon taxes has confirmed that a "weak" form of double dividend exists when the revenue raised is used to reduce the most distortionary taxes. However, it has also found restrictive conditions for a "strong" form of double dividend with a positive impact on both the environment and growth. This paper shows that the "strong" dividend is sensitive to assumptions about the labour market, energy consumption behaviour, substitution effects in the production process, and crowding-out effects resulting from the ratio of emissions-reducing investments to other investments. The paper starts with a brief review of the current debates on double dividends. It then presents a series of analytical tests to show how technological progress assumptions change the macro-economic parameters involved in the case of ploughing the revenue from the new taxes into reducing payroll deductions. Last but not least, numerical applications to France define the scope of validity for a strong second dividend (in terms of household consumption and employment) resulting from different assumptions about the adjustment of technology and consumer choices to new prices. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ecop_0249-4744_2000_num_143_2_6004 |
