Paying for Pollution
Author | : Gilbert E. Metcalf |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2019-01-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190694197 |
ISBN-13 | : 019069419X |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Download or read book Paying for Pollution written by Gilbert E. Metcalf and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change : what's the big deal? -- Business as usual : what are the costs? -- Why do economists like a carbon tax? -- Isn't there a better way? (No, there isn't) -- Cap and trade : the other way to price pollution -- What to do with $200 billion : give it back -- So you want a carbon tax : how do you design it? -- Objections to a carbon tax -- Enacting a carbon tax: how do we get there? -- Afterword : what next? -- References -- Notes