Impact of Climate Policy on Environmental and Economic Performance

Name: Impact of Climate Policy on Environmental and Economic Performance
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Impact of Climate Policy on Environmental and Economic PerformanceEvidence from Sweden\nAuthor(s): Rolf Fre, Shawna Grosskopf, Tommy Lundgren, Per-Olov Marklund, Wenchao Zhou\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138847477, 978-1138847477\nSynopsis\nSweden has a long history of ambitious environmental, energy and climate policy. Due to the large amount of data available it is possible to perform statistically sound analysis and assess long term changes in productivity, efficiency, and technological development. The data at hand together with Swedens ambitious energy and climate policy provides a unique opportunity to shed light on pertinent policy issues. \n\nThe Impact of Climate Policy on Environmental and Economic Performance answers several key questions: What is the effect of the CO2 tax on environmental performance and profitability of firms? Does including emissions in productivity measurement of the indust.