Macroeconomic Effects of an Energy Saving Policy in the
Date
01.01.2002
01.01.2002
Authors
Philippe Quirion
JEL Code
E62,H57,Q38
E62,H57,Q38
Keywords:
Resource conservation,energy conservation,public spending,employment,general equilibrium,multi-sectors models
Resource conservation,energy conservation,public spending,employment,general equilibrium,multi-sectors models
Publisher
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Editor
Carlo Carraro
Carlo Carraro
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.