Distributional impacts of carbon taxation in Mexico

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to analyze the different impacts of carbon taxation inMexican households at different income levels. First, we estimate a household demandsystem for non-durable goods with special emphasis on energy-related goods. Then, weuse the results to simulate the introduction of a carbon tax. We look at the potential toraise revenue with the aim of implementing different redistributive policies in order toaddress issues of inequality and poverty. Moreover, we evaluate the effects of carbontaxes on demand and emissions reduction.