Parliamentary Secretary Mike Bernier summarizes British Columbia’s positive experience with its revenue-neutral carbon tax

Public Transit Use Is Associated With Higher Coronavirus Death Rates

Posted on June 29th, 2020 by tagadmin

An article in the Wall Street Journal discusses findings from a recent CEEPR Working Paper by Christopher Knittel and Bora Ozaltun on COVID-19 death rates.

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Parliamentary Secretary Mike Bernier summarizes British Columbia’s positive experience with its revenue-neutral carbon tax

Electrifying Transportation: Issues and Opportunities

Posted on June 25th, 2020 by tagadmin

In this Working Paper, the researchers examine the global implications of electrifying the transportation fleet. Their analysis covers an array of topics including vehicle cost considerations, infrastructure concerns, emissions consequences, and the potential effect of electrification on gasoline tax revenues.

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Parliamentary Secretary Mike Bernier summarizes British Columbia’s positive experience with its revenue-neutral carbon tax

Researchers see race factor in COVID-19 death toll

Posted on June 15th, 2020 by tagadmin

In this article, Professor Knittel and Bora Ozaltun describe the conclusions from a recent CEEPR Working Paper on Covid-19 death rates.

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Parliamentary Secretary Mike Bernier summarizes British Columbia’s positive experience with its revenue-neutral carbon tax

What Does and Does Not Correlate with COVID-19 Death Rates

Posted on June 10th, 2020 by tagadmin

In this CEEPR Working Paper, Professor Knittel and Bora Ozaltun correlate county-level COVID-19 death rates between April 4, 2020 to May 27, 2020 with key variables using both linear regression and negative binomial mixed models. They include four sets of variables: socio-economic variables, county-level health variables, modes of commuting, and climate and pollution patterns.

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Parliamentary Secretary Mike Bernier summarizes British Columbia’s positive experience with its revenue-neutral carbon tax

What We Know and Don’t Know About Climate Change, and Implications for Policy

Posted on June 3rd, 2020 by tagadmin

In a new CEEPR Working Paper, Professor Robert Pindyck explains that we face considerable uncertainty over climate change and its impact, why there is so much uncertainty, and why we will continue to face uncertainty in the near future. He also discusses the policy implications of climate change uncertainty.

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