Macroeconomic effects of an energy saving policy in the public sector

Philippe Quirion

Nearly all the macroeconomic literature on environmental policies deals with taxes and tradable permits. A policy instrument that still needs to be looked at is a switch in government expenditure away from environmentally-damaging goods, in particular fossil fuels, and toward resource- and energy-saving expenditure.

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Year of publication:	January 2002
Authors:	Quirion, Philippe
Publisher:	Milano : Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Subject:	Resource conservation \| energy conservation \| public spending \| employment \| general equilibrium \| multi-sectors models \| Energieeinsparung \| Energy conservation \| Öffentlicher Sektor \| Public sector \| Öffentliche Ausgaben \| Public expenditure \| Theorie \| Theory \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Impact assessment