Swiss Policy Options To Curb CO2 Emissions: Insights From GEM-E3 Switzerland

作者: Olivier Bahn

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3561-1_7

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摘要: The aim of this paper is to evaluate two policies Switzerland could follow curb its CO2 emissions: the imposition a domestic carbon tax, and combining such tax with buying permits on an international market. These evaluations are done general equilibrium model GEM-E3 Switzerland. Besides contributing Swiss political debate, more generally illustrate, through explicit case study, interest national economic instruments reduce greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, in particular).