Date of This Version
9-11-2017
Abstract
We re-examine the impact of environmental taxation on health and output, in the presence of labor market frictions. Our main findings are that matching process and wage bargaining introduce new channels of transmission of environmental taxation on the economy such that assuming perfect labor market leads to over-estimate the positive impact of environmental taxation on health. We also demonstrate that rising abatement expenditures as a way of tightening the environmental policy would be better for health than increasing environmental tax in the presence of market labor imperfections.
Recommended Citation
Pautrel, Xavier, "Environment, Health and Labor Market" (September 11, 2017). Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers. Paper 1203.
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