Energy Efficiency Standards Are More Regressive Than Energy Taxes: Theory and Evidence
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DOI: 10.1086/701186
Abstract: Economists endorse taxes as a cost-effective means of reducing pollution. But policy makers raise concerns about their regressivity, or disproportional burden on poorer families, preferring instead to regulate energy efficiency. I first show that in… read more here.
Keywords: standards regressive; efficiency standards; regressive energy; energy ... See more keywords