Dafermos, Yannis and Nikolaidi, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8188-5482 (2019) Fiscal policy and ecological sustainability: a post-Keynesian perspective. In: Arestis, P. and Sawyer, M., (eds.) Frontiers of Heterodox Macroeconomics. International Papers in Political Economy. International Papers in Political Economy book series (IPPE) . Palgrave Macmillan - Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 277-322. ISBN 978-3030239282; 978-3030239299 (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23929-9_7)

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Abstract

Fiscal policy has a strong role to play in the transition to an ecologically sustainable economy. This contribution critically discusses the way that green fiscal policy has been analysed in both conventional and post-Keynesian approaches. It then uses a recently developed post-Keynesian ecological macroeconomic model in order to provide a comparative evaluation of three different types of green fiscal policy: carbon taxes, green subsidies and green public investment. We show that (i) carbon taxes reduce global warming but increase financial risks due to their adverse effects on the profitability of firms and credit availability; (ii) green subsidies and green public investment improve ecological efficiency, but their positive environmental impact is partially offset by their macroeconomic rebound effects; and (iii) a green fiscal policy mix derives better outcomes than isolated policies. Directions for future heterodox macroeconomic research on the links between fiscal policy and ecological sustainability are suggested.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	post-Keynesian economics; ecological economics; green fiscal policy; stock-flow consistent modelling
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Department of International Business & Economics Faculty of Business > Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (IPEGFA) Faculty of Business > Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (IPEGFA) > Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre (GPERC)
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 16:40
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/37777

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