01066pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002300040245008000063260000900143300001300152362000800165520062600173650002600799650001300825700001900838773005100857180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAlexander, Michael  aThe effect of green taxes and carbon tax shifting on the state of Minnesota  c1999  ap.975-96  aJun  aAlthough it is well established that taxes have a distortionary and negative effect on the economy, not all taxes are equally deleterious. This study examines the effect of a revenue neutral tax on Carbon Emissions, using the Energy 2020 and REMI models. The revenue raised by the carbontax is off-set by corresponding reductions in other taxes (property and payroll taxes). The results indicate that the carbon emissions tax may or may not be as negative to economic growth as the taxes that they replace were. Therefore, it is possible to tax pollution, and only minorly slow or even stimulate the economy. - Reproduced  aTaxation - Minnessota  aTaxation  aBackus, George  aInternational Journal of Public Administration