01808cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007496 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451849707 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ligthart, Jenny. The Macroeconomic Effects of Environmental Taxes : A Closer Look at the Feasibility of 'Win-Win' Outcomes / Jenny Ligthart. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews recent literature on the macroeconomic effects of environmental taxes. It attempts to delineate the conditions under which a cleaner environment is compatible with attaining macroeconomic objectives, such as more employment and economic growth. The analysis reveals that an environmentally motivated fiscal reform-using the revenues from environmental taxes to cut labor taxes-may yield employment and environmental dividends if the tax burden can be shifted to agents outside the labor market, such as capitalists, transfer recipients, and foreigners. A cleaner environment and a higher rate of economic growth go hand in hand if the environment is considered an important public input into production. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/075 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1998/075/001.1998.issue-075-en.xml IMF e-Library