Environment, Health and Economic Growth： Study on Optimal Energy Tax Revenue Distribution  

作　　者：Chen Sumei He Lingyun 陈素梅;何凌云(Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China;School of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China)

机构地区：[1]Ilnstitute of lndustrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China [2]School of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

出　　处：《China Economist》2018年第2期88-103,共16页中国经济学人（英文版）

基　　金：a result of Preponderant Discipline(Industrial Economics)of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences;National Major Social Sciences Project(15ZDA054);the National Social Science Fund of China(NSSFC)(71273261,71573258);supported by the High-level Talent Attraction Program of Jinan University(88016557)

摘　　要：Under the dual pressures of economic growth and environmental protection,how to curb pollution and raise public welfare without harming the economy or with minimal economic output losses has become a major question facing China in its efforts to transform growth pattern and accomplish economic transition. On the basis of an overlapping generation(OLG) model, this paper introduces the health effects of environmental pollution to systematically discuss the optimal distribution ratio of energy tax revenues in subsidizing household income and emission abatement under given tax rates to reduce the risks of "environment-health-poverty" trap. Our research shows that an optimal distribution ratio for maximizing per capita output or an optimal distribution ratio for maximizing public welfare exists. Based on China's actual parameters, however, this study has found that China's energy tax revenue distribution policy hardly meets the two optimal targets at the same time. Specific distribution ratio is subject to government decision-making preference, and needs to be adjusted according to actual differences.Under the dual pressures of economic growth and environmental protection,how to curb pollution and raise public welfare without harming the economy or with minimal economic output losses has become a major question facing China in its efforts to transform growth pattern and accomplish economic transition. On the basis of an overlapping generation（OLG） model, this paper introduces the health effects of environmental pollution to systematically discuss the optimal distribution ratio of energy tax revenues in subsidizing household income and emission abatement under given tax rates to reduce the risks of ＂environment-health-poverty＂ trap. Our research shows that an optimal distribution ratio for maximizing per capita output or an optimal distribution ratio for maximizing public welfare exists. Based on China＇s actual parameters, however, this study has found that China＇s energy tax revenue distribution policy hardly meets the two optimal targets at the same time. Specific distribution ratio is subject to government decision-making preference, and needs to be adjusted according to actual differences.

关 键 词：distribution of energy tax revenue public health economic growth ＂environment-health-poverty＂ trap 

分 类 号：F812.42[经济管理—财政学]