Efficiency and equity aspects of energy taxation

Toon Vandyck

We analyse the distributional effects of increased oil excises in Belgium by combining a regional Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model with a microsimulation framework that exploits the rich detail of household-level data. The results suggest that policymakers face an equity-efficiency trade-off driven by the choice of revenue recycling options. Regional impact variation appears to be substantial.

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Year of publication:	March 1, 2013 ; First draft
Authors:	Vandyck, Toon
Published in:	Regional integration : Europe, the Mediterranean and the world economy : 53rd ERSA Congress : 27-31 August 2013, Palermo, Italy
Publisher:	[Louvain-la-Neuve] : European Regional Science Association
Subject:	Energy policy \| income distribution \| CGE \| microsimulation \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Energiepolitik \| Energiesteuer \| Energy tax \| Allgemeines Gleichgewicht \| General equilibrium \| Mikrosimulation \| Microsimulation \| CGE-Modell \| CGE model \| Umverteilung \| Redistribution

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 22 Seiten) Illustrationen
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Konferenzbeitrag ; Conference paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/124081 [Handle]
Classification:	C68 - Computable General Equilibrium Models ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; D33 - Factor Income Distribution ; D58 - Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models ; H22 - Incidence ; H23 - Externalities; Redistributive Effects ; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies ; Q43 - Energy and the Macroeconomy
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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