The effect of green taxes and carbon tax shifting on the state of Minnesota |
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| Authors: | Michael Alexander George Backus |
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| Institution: | 1. Applied Economics Department , University of Minnesota , 226 Classroom Office Building, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108 ?urban@leprechaun.com;2. Policy Assessment Corporation , Denver, Colorado, 80004 ?gbackus@earthnet.net14606 West 62nd Place |
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| Abstract: | Although it is well established that taxes have a distortionary and negative effect on the economy, not all taxes are equally deleterious. This study examines the effect of a revenue neutral tax on Carbon Emissions, using the Energy 2020 and REMI models. The revenue raised by the carbon tax is off-set by corresponding reductions in other taxes (property and payroll taxes). The results indicate that the carbon emissions tax may or may not be as negative to economic growth as the taxes that they replace were. Therefore, it is possible to tax pollution, and only minorly slow or even stimulate the economy |
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