Journal
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 262-277Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09535314.2019.1676701
Keywords
Environmental taxes; CO2 equivalent emissions; CGE
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- Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico, FONDECYT [1191303]
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This paper evaluates the implementation of a tax on CO2 equivalent (CO(2)eq) emissions produced by the agricultural sector. Computable general equilibrium (CGE) simulations consider tax rates ranging from $5 to $131 USD/ton CO(2)eq with sensitivity analyses. We find that a tax applied only to agricultural emissions makes agriculture less competitive and, thus, reduces its production. Real GDP falls from 0.00-0.01% to 0.12-0.40% as a result, and total emissions decline from 0.07-0.10% to 1.79-2.25%. The tax is slightly regressive. We conclude that the tax on just agriculture does not substantially reduce emissions. Indeed, we find it is more efficient to apply the tax across the board, while subsidizing the forestry.
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