Green fiscal reform for a just energy transition in Latin America

Green fiscal reforms would contribute to climate change mitigation, increase the economic efficiency of national tax systems and provide additional public revenues. Some countries in Latin America have already taken first steps towards green fiscal reforms. This outlook article provides an overview of the major challenges for the successful implementation of such reforms and discusses how they could be overcome.

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Year of publication:	2019
Authors:	Jakob, Michael ; Soria, Rafael ; Trinidad, Carlos ; Edenhofer, Ottmar ; Bak, Céline ; Bouille, Daniel ; Buira, Daniel ; Carlino, Hernan ; Gutman, Veronica ; Hübner, Christian ; Knopf, Brigitte ; Lucena, André ; Santos, Luan ; Scott, Andrew ; Steckel, Jan Christoph ; Tanaka, Kanako ; Vogt-Schilb, Adrien ; Yamada, Koichi
Published in:	Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal. - Kiel : Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), ISSN 1864-6042. - Vol. 13.2019, 2019-17, p. 1-11
Publisher:	Kiel : Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
Subject:	green fiscal reform \| energy subsidies \| Latin America \| multi-objective climate policy \| sequencing \| distribution

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2019-17 [DOI] 1067785655 [GVK] hdl:10419/193911 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:ifweej:201917 [RePEc]
Classification:	H23 - Externalities; Redistributive Effects ; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies ; E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation ; Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters ; N16 - Latin America; Caribbean ; Q48 - Government Policy
Source:	EconStor

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