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Dellstig, Sabina, 2019. The effect of the Swedish carbon tax on household and industry emissions. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Economics

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the Swedish carbon tax, introduced in 1991, has led to a decline in CO2 emissions in two sectors of the Swedish economy: the manufacturing industry and the household sector – and if so, to what extent. The question is approached by estimating the elasticity of demand for CO2 emissions, with respect to the total energy price and, separately, for the carbon tax. Yearly CO2 emissions for 1983-2011 are calculated using data on energy consumption in each sector. Using the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares model, emissions are regressed on explanatory variables derived from dual theory; tax rates, income, prices and costs of factor inputs. Graphical analysis suggests that there is a negative relationship between emissions and the price of energy in both sectors. This is supported by a negative price elasticity in the regression analysis for households (-0.24) but the elasticity for the industry is not statistically different from zero. When estimating the separate effect of the carbon tax (the so-called “signaling effect”), the elasticity in the industry is negative (-0.008), but positive (0.016) in the household sector. Estimates are significant at the 1 percent level.

Main title:The effect of the Swedish carbon tax on household and industry emissions
Authors:Dellstig, Sabina
Supervisor:Gren, Ing-Marie and Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin
Examiner:Hart, Robert
Series:Examensarbete / SLU, Institutionen för ekonomi
Volume/Sequential designation:1196
Year of Publication:2019
Level and depth descriptor:Second cycle, A2E
Student's programme affiliation:NM005 Environmental Economics and Management - Master's Programme 120 HEC
Supervising department:(NL, NJ) > Dept. of Economics
Keywords:CO2 tax, carbon tax, price elasticity, signaling effect, ex-post evaluation, CO2 emissions, households, industry, Sweden, FMOLS
URN:NBN:urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-10326
Permanent URL:
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-10326
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.:Agricultural economics and policies
Pollution
Language:English
Deposited On:28 Mar 2019 11:58
Metadata Last Modified:04 Jun 2020 12:17

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