Roberton C. Williams

University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

Professor

Symmons Hall, Rm 2200

University of Maryland

College Park, MD 20742-5535

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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1.

The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax Across Income Groups

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 14-24
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 Dec 2014
Roberton C. Williams, Hal Gordon, Dallas Burtraw, Jared C. Carbone and Richard D. Morgenstern
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Resources for the Future, Resources for the Future, Colorado School of Mines and Resources for the Future
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carbon tax, distribution, incidence, tax swap, income quintiles, climate change

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When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets

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When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets

Discussion Paper 97-18
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Oct 1997
Ian W. H. Parry, Roberton C. Williams and Lawrence H. Goulder
Resources for the Future, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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When Can Carbon Abatement Policies Increase Welfare? The Fundamental Role of Distorted Factor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w5967
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Oct 1997 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Ian W. H. Parry, Roberton C. Williams and Lawrence H. Goulder
Resources for the Future, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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The Usual Excess-Burden Approximation Usually Doesn't Come Close

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The Usual Excess-Burden Approximation Usually Doesn't Come Close

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Mar 1999
Lawrence H. Goulder and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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The Usual Excess-Burden Approximation Usually Doesn't Come Close

NBER Working Paper No. w7034
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2022
Lawrence H. Goulder and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Environmental Taxation

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Environmental Taxation

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 16-24
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Oct 2016
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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environmental tax, green tax, carbon tax, gasoline tax, emissions pricing

Environmental Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w22303
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Moving U.S. Climate Policy Forward: Are Carbon Taxes the Only Good Alternative?

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 11-02
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Feb 2011
Ian W. H. Parry and Roberton C. Williams
Resources for the Future and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Carbon Tax, Cap-and-Trade, Cost-Effectiveness, Distortionary Taxes, Revenue Recycling

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The Choice of Discount Rate for Climate Change Policy Evaluation

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The Choice of Discount Rate for Climate Change Policy Evaluation

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 12-43
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Sep 2012
Lawrence H. Goulder and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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climate change, discounting, discount rate

The Choice of Discount Rate for Climate Change Policy Evaluation

NBER Working Paper No. w18301
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2023
Lawrence H. Goulder and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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General Equilibrium Impacts of a Federal Clean Energy Standard

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General Equilibrium Impacts of a Federal Clean Energy Standard

NBER Working Paper No. w19847
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2023
Lawrence H. Goulder, Marc A. C. Hafstead and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford University and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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General Equilibrium Impacts of a Federal Clean Energy Standard

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 14-02
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 May 2014
Lawrence H. Goulder, Marc A. C. Hafstead and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford University and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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clean energy standard, intensity standard, emissions pricing, climate

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Empirical Estimates for Environmental Policy Making in a Second-Best Setting

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Empirical Estimates for Environmental Policy Making in a Second-Best Setting

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Feb 2004
Sarah E. West and Roberton C. Williams
Macalester College Dept. of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Second-best environmental taxes, optimal taxes, demand system

Empirical Estimates for Environmental Policy Making in a Second-Best Setting

NBER Working Paper No. w10330
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Mar 2004 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2022
Sarah E. West and Roberton C. Williams
Macalester College Dept. of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Revisiting the Cost of Protectionism: The Role of Tax Distortions in the Labor Market

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Revisiting the Cost of Protectionism: The Role of Tax Distortions in the Labor Market

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Feb 1998
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Revisiting the Cost of Protectionism: The Role of Tax Distortions in the Labor Market

Journal of International Economics
Posted: 01 May 1998
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

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A Microsimulation Model of the Distributional Impacts of Climate Policies

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 14-40
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Jun 2015
Hal Gordon, Dallas Burtraw and Roberton C. Williams
Resources for the Future, Resources for the Future and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
Downloads 137 (453,460)
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carbon price, carbon tax, emissions tax, cap and trade, distributional effects, equity, efficiency, incidence

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What are the Costs of Meeting Distributional Objectives in Designing Domestic Climate Policy?

Resources for the Future DP 10-51
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Nov 2010
Ian W. H. Parry and Roberton C. Williams
Resources for the Future and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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cap-and-trade, welfare cost, distributional incidence, revenue recycling

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The Initial Incidence of a Carbon Tax Across US States

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 14-25
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Dec 2014
Roberton C. Williams, Hal Gordon, Dallas Burtraw, Jared C. Carbone and Richard D. Morgenstern
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Resources for the Future, Resources for the Future, Colorado School of Mines and Resources for the Future
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carbon tax, distribution, incidence, tax swap, states, geography, climate change

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How Is the US Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?

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How is the Us Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?

NBER Working Paper No. w30545
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2023
Joseph E. Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, Roberton C. Williams and Maureen Cropper
Harvard Kennedy School, Resources for the Future, World Bank Group, University of California, Berkeley, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Adding Quantity Certainty to a Carbon Tax

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 16-43
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Oct 2016
Marc A. C. Hafstead, Gilbert E. Metcalf and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University, Tufts University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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carbon tax, emissions uncertainty, climate

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting

NBER Working Paper No. w6464
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 27 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2022
Lawrence H. Goulder, Ian W. H. Parry, Roberton C. Williams and Dallas Burtraw
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Resources for the Future
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting

Posted: 23 Mar 1998
Lawrence H. Goulder, Ian W. H. Parry, Roberton C. Williams and Dallas Burtraw
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Resources for the Future

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Instruments for Environmental Protection in a Second-Best Setting

Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 71, 1999
Posted: 27 Jan 2000
Lawrence H. Goulder, Ian W. H. Parry, Roberton C. Williams and Dallas Burtraw
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Resources for the Future

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The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies

NBER Working Paper No. w11438
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jul 2005 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2014
Ian W. H. Parry, Hilary Sigman, Margaret Walls and Roberton C. Williams
Resources for the Future, Rutgers University - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future - Quality of the Environment Division and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Estimates from a Consumer Demand System: Implications for the Incidence of Environmental Taxes

NBER Working Paper No. w9152
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Sep 2002 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2022
Sarah E. West and Roberton C. Williams
Macalester College Dept. of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Unemployment and Environmental Regulation in General Equilibrium

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Unemployment and Environmental Regulation in General Equilibrium

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 15-11
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Jun 2016
Marc A. C. Hafstead and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Unemployment, Environmental Regulation, Emissions Pricing, Climate, Environmental Tax, Intensity Standard

Unemployment and Environmental Regulation in General Equilibrium

NBER Working Paper No. w22269
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 May 2016 Last Revised: 08 May 2022
Marc A. C. Hafstead and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Prices vs. Quantities vs. Tradable Quantities

NBER Working Paper No. w9283
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Oct 2002 Last Revised: 15 May 2022
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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A Simple Model of Optimal Hate Crime Legislation

NBER Working Paper No. w10463
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 May 2004 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2022
Li Gan, Roberton C. Williams and Thomas Wiseman
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Economics
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Jobs and Environmental Regulation

NBER Working Paper No. w26093
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2023
Marc Hafstead and Roberton C. Williams
Resources for the Future and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Environmental Tax Interactions When Pollution Affects Health or Productivity

NBER Working Paper No. w8049
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 16 Dec 2000 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2022
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Growing State-Federal Conflicts in Environmental Policy: The Role of Market-Based Regulation

NBER Working Paper No. w16184
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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What are the Costs of Meeting Distributional Objectives for Climate Policy?

NBER Working Paper No. w16486
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2023
Ian W. H. Parry and Roberton C. Williams
Resources for the Future and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Health Effects in a Model of Second-Best Environmental Taxation or Reconsidering "Reconsidering the Tax-Interaction Effect"

NBER Working Paper No. w8048
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Dec 2000 Last Revised: 30 Dec 2022
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Environmental Policy, Full-Employment Models, and Employment: A Critical Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w24505
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2023
Marc Hafstead, Roberton C. Williams and Yunguang Chen
Resources for the Future, University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Resources for the Future
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Setting the Initial Time-Profile of Climate Policy: The Economics of Environmental Policy Phase-Ins

NBER Working Paper No. w16120
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 29 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2023
Roberton C. Williams
University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Is Broader Always Better? Preexisting Distortions, Emissions Elasticities, and the Scope of Emissions Pricing

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Is Broader Always Better? Preexisting Distortions, Emissions Elasticities, and the Scope of Emissions Pricing

NBER Working Paper No. w32915
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Sep 2024
Lawrence H. Goulder, Marc Hafstead and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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The Substantial Bias from Ignoring General Equilibrium Effects in Estimating Excess Burden, and a Practical Solution

Posted: 21 Apr 2003
Lawrence H. Goulder and Roberton C. Williams
Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

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excess burden, Harberger triangle, general equilibrium efficiency analysis, excess burden approximation