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How to design carbon taxes
The levies raise revenue and reduce emissions. But their unpopularity is a problem
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “When the levy breaks”
Finance & economics August 18th 2018
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- How to design carbon taxes
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An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson tackled the most important question of all
Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks
The debate about “uninvestibility” obscures something important
China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
Europe’s green trade restrictions are infuriating poor countries
Only the poorest can expect help to cushion the blow
How America learned to love tariffs
Protectionism hasn’t been this respectable for decades