Green monetary and fiscal policies: The role of consumer preferences |
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Affiliation: | 1. ESSCA School of Management, France;2. University of Rennes, CNRS, CREM UMR6211, F-35000 Rennes, France |
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Abstract: | We establish a two-sector model to simulate the potential effects of green fiscal poli- cies and unconventional green monetary policy on the economy during a recovery or in case of a stimulus policy. We find that instruments such as a carbon tax, an implicit tax on brown loans, and a subsidy for the purchase of green goods are all beneficial to the green sector, in contrast to green quantitative easing. A carbon tax imposed directly on firms in the brown sector is the most effective tool to reduce pollution. More importantly, the marginal effects of green instruments on the economy depend on consumer preferences. Namely, the marginal effects are the most prominent when consumers start to purchase more green goods as an increasing part of their consumption basket. Furthermore, the effects of those green policies are more effective when the elasticity of substitution between green and brown goods increases. This finding suggests that raising consumers’ awareness and ability to consume green goods reinforce the effectiveness of public policies designed for low-carbon transition of the economy. |
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Keywords: | Environmental policies Economic recovery Stimulus policy E-DSGE Consumers’ preferences Elasticity of substitution |
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