The Revenue Implications of a Carbon Tax

A primary reason for implementing a carbon or greenhouse gas tax is to reduce emissions, but in recent years there has been increased interest in a carbon tax’s revenue potential. This revenue could be used for federal deficit reduction, to help finance tax reform, support new spending priorities su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuan, M., Metcalf, G.E., Reilly, J., Paltsev, S.
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111816