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List of supporters of Pigouvian taxes

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Reference excerpt

The Pigou Club is described by its creator, economist Gregory Mankiw, as a “group of economists and pundits with the good sense to have publicly advocated higher Pigouvian taxes" A Pigouvian tax is a tax levied to correct the negative externalities (negative side-effects) of a market activity. These ideas are also known as an ecotaxes or green tax shifts.

People

Organizations The Economist has expressed support for Pigouvian policies as has The Washington Post Editorial Board, NPR's "Planet Money" and The New York Times.

References

External links The Pigou Club Manifesto (Greg Mankiw's Blog) Smart Taxes: An Open Invitation to Join the Pigou Club Rogoff joins the Pigou Club (Greg Mankiw's Blog) Raise the Gasoline Tax? Funny, It Doesn’t Sound Republican (New York Times) Talk of Raising Gas Tax Is Just That (Washington Post) The Nopigou Club (National Post) How Many Taxes Will it Take? (National Post)

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In the classroom: List of supporters of Pigouvian taxes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Economic policy, Environmental economics, Environmental tax, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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