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Carbon taxation and greenflation evidence from the Europe and Canada

Authors:
Maximilian Konradt
Beatrice WEDER DI MAURO
2022

This paper studies the effects of carbon pricing on inflation dynamics. We construct a sample of carbon taxes implemented in Europe and Canada over three decades and estimate for the first time the response of inflation and price components to carbon pricing. We find that past carbon taxes changed relative prices but did not significantly increase inflation. This is consistent with previous findings of carbon taxes impacting emissions but not aggregate output. Based on the cross-section of taxes in Europe, we provide suggestive evidence that the response of inflation was especially muted in countries with revenue recycling schemes and monetary policy regimes that can accommodate the carbon tax.