Smart Taxes: An Open Invitation to Join the Pigou Club

Mankiw, N. Gregory

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1268325

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Smart Taxes: An Open Invitation to Join the Pigou Club

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. #2163

24 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2010

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N. Gregory Mankiw

Harvard University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: September, 15 2008

Abstract

Many economists favor higher taxes on energy-related products such as gasoline, while the general public is more skeptical. This esay discusses various aspects of this policy debate. It focuses, in particular, on the use of these taxes to correct for various externalities - an idea advocated long ago by British economist Arthur Pigou.

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Mankiw, N. Gregory, Smart Taxes: An Open Invitation to Join the Pigou Club (September, 15 2008). Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. #2163, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1268325 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1268325