The Role of Border Carbon Adjustments in a US Carbon Tax

44 Pages Posted: 12 Jun 2017

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Warwick J. McKibbin

Australian National University

Adele C. Morris

The Brookings Institution

Peter Wilcoxen

Syracuse University

Weifeng Liu

Australian National University (ANU) - Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA)

Date Written: May 31, 2017

Abstract

This paper examines carbon tax design options in the United States using an intertemporal computable general equilibrium model of the world economy called G-Cubed. Four policy scenarios explore two overarching issues: (1) the effects of a carbon tax under alternative assumptions about the use of the resulting revenue, and (2) the effects of a system of import charges on carbon-intensive goods (“border carbon adjustments”).

Suggested Citation

McKibbin, Warwick J. and Morris, Adele C. and Wilcoxen, Peter and Liu, Weifeng, The Role of Border Carbon Adjustments in a US Carbon Tax (May 31, 2017). CAMA Working Paper No. 39/2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2983514 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2983514

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Adele C. Morris

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Peter Wilcoxen

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Weifeng Liu

Australian National University (ANU) - Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) ( email )

Crawford School of Public Policy
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Australia

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