The Vertical and Horizontal Distributive Effects of Energy Taxes
A Case Study of a French Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19036703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Douenne (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Send correspondence to Paris School of Economics, 48 boulevard Jourdan, 75014, Paris.., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 231-254 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Energy Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6574 • E-ISSN: 1944-9089 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5547/01956574.41.3.tdou |
| OpenAlex | W2996829622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 29 |
This paper proposes a micro-simulation assessment of the distributional impacts of the French carbon tax. It shows that the policy is regressive, but could be made progressive by redistributing the revenue through flat-recycling. However, it would still generate large horizontal distributive effects and harm a significant share of low-income households. The determinants of the tax incidence are characterized precisely, and alternative targeted transfers are simulated on this basis. The paper shows that given the importance of unobserved heterogeneity in the determinants of energy consumption, horizontal distributive effects are much more difficult to tackle than vertical ones
Carbon tax · Distributive property · Economics · Geography · Greenhouse gas · Harm · Horizontal and vertical · Public economics · Revenue · Tax revenue · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
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| Citations per year | 5,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |