Energy Taxes and Employment: A Do-it-Yourself Simulation Model

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-21

28 Pages Posted: 3 Jan 2004

See all articles by Christoph Böhringer

Christoph Böhringer

University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy; Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)

Anna Ruocco

Confindustria

Wolfgang Wiegard

University of Regensburg - Institute of Business Management; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Date Written: April 15, 2001

Abstract

Our paper deals with the welfare and employment effects of green tax reforms. In the first part we develop a flexible, interactive simulation model. Users can specify their own green tax reforms or emission quotas and quantify welfare and employment effects. He or she can choose between different model variants, e. g. closed or small open economies with or without unemployment. In the second part we describe the numerical model specifications and explain some simulation calculations by means of examples. Some exercises for classroom use are available.

Suggested Citation

Bohringer, Christoph and Ruocco, Anna and Wiegard, Wolfgang, Energy Taxes and Employment: A Do-it-Yourself Simulation Model (April 15, 2001). ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=358282 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.358282

Christoph Bohringer (Contact Author)

University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy ( email )

Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) ( email )

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Anna Ruocco

Confindustria ( email )

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Italy

Wolfgang Wiegard

University of Regensburg - Institute of Business Management ( email )

D-93040 Regensburg
Germany

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

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Munich, DE-81679
Germany

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