Distributional Effects of Emission Pricing in a Carbon-Intensive Economy: The Case of Poland

Marek Antosiewicz, Rodrigo Fuentes, Piotr Lewandowski and Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks

No 546, Documentos de Trabajo from Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Abstract: In this paper, we assess the distributional impact of introducing a carbon tax in Poland. We apply a two-step simulation procedure. First, we evaluate the economy-wide effects with a dynamic general equilibrium model. Second, we use a microsimulation model based on household budget survey data to assess the effects on various income groups and on inequality. We introduce a new adjustment channel related to employment changes, which is qualitatively different from price and behavioural effects, and is quantitatively important. We nd that the overall distributional effect of a carbon tax is largely driven by how the revenue is spent: distributing the revenues from a carbon tax as lump-sum transfers to households reduces income inequality, while spending the revenues on a reduction of labour taxation increases inequality. These results could be relevant for other coal-producing countries, such as South Africa, Germany, or Australia.

Date: 2020
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Journal Article: Distributional effects of emission pricing in a carbon-intensive economy: The case of Poland (2022)
Working Paper: Distributional effects of emission pricing in a carbon-intensive economy: the case of Poland (2020)
Working Paper: Distributional Effects of Emission Pricing in a Carbon-Intensive Economy: The Case of Poland (2020)
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