Carbon Taxation, Prices and Welfare in New Zealand

John Creedy and Catherine Sleeman

No 937, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series from The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper examines the effects on consumer prices arising from imposing a carbon tax in New Zealand, using information about inter-industry transactions and the use of fossil fuels by industries. The welfare effects of the carbon tax are examined for a range of different household types. Finally, overall measures of inequality are reported.

Keywords: Carbon tax; equivalent variations; excess burdens; inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D57 H23 H31 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2005
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Note: This paper has now been published in: Creedy, J. and Sleeman, C. (2006) Carbon Taxation, Prices and Welfare in New Zealand, Ecological Economics, 57, pp. 333-345.
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