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June 13, 2026Climate Change Economics

The Equity and Efficiency of Carbon Taxation: A Multi-Model, Multi-Country Analysis

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AMAurélie MéjeanCentre international de recherche sur l’environnement et le développementFLFlorian LeblancCentre international de recherche sur l’environnement et le développementJLJulien Lefevre

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Randomized trial compares impacts of carbon pricing on inequality in multiple countries, highlighting implications for climate policy.

Key Points

  • This research aims to examine how different methods of carbon taxation impact income inequality across various countries.
  • Utilized four macroeconomic integrated assessment models
  • Analyzed the effects of lump-sum transfers and labor tax cuts on inequalities
  • Accounted for the labor share's impact on income distribution
  • Carbon pricing with revenue recycling reduces inequality while increasing consumption for the poorest quartile
  • Accounting for the source of income narrows the performance gap between labor tax cuts and lump-sum transfers
  • Sustaining labor share enhances the progressivity of climate policies

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Méjean et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf4aefaef96ed7f056e14https://doi.org/10.1142/s2010007826400105
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