In the news
CO2 infographic BC audit of carbon-neutral government. See also criticism. And here’s a BC carbon tax proposal infographic. Carbon tax study bill. Here’s the bill itself. And here’s a news article. A Hot Topic: Climate Change Coming To Classrooms How To Fix the Washington Transportation Package by Yoram and Clark Call for Abstracts: Economics of [...]
Everett Herald carbon tax editorial
A great Everett Herald editorial: It’s time for a carbon tax Sightline’s Talking Carbon Taxes, Free-Enterprise Style In transportation news, a modest transportation bill is heading for the Governor’s desk: “Lawmakers are leaving aside for now the more contentious question of a transportation revenue package that would augment the budget. That debate is set to [...]
Everett Herald editorial and other news
It’s time for a carbon tax Fueling Up for the Long Haul: natural gas use in trucking David Crowe: Gasaholic Pollution Is Radically Changing Childhood in China’s Cities In Europe, Paid Permits for Pollution Are Fizzling Three issues to watch in Oregon’s carbon tax debate and A smarter tax for Oregon, by Tom Potiowsky, Northwest [...]
Recipe for cooking the books on carbon taxes
The National Association of Manufacturers just released a scathing report on carbon taxes (the full report was produced—unfortunately—with the assistance of my friends at NERA), but in reality all their analysis shows is that paying down the Federal debt is the poison pill of economic policy: as long as the economy is struggling to recover, [...]
In the news
Carbon cycle graphs: IPCC, NOAA, NASA via GSU. Financial Times editorial: A least-worst tax: A levy on carbon is an idea whose time has come Climate change a top concern for Gov. Inslee An Energy Coup for Japan: ‘Flammable Ice’ Australia’s cotton-wool wrecking ball (carbon tax is doing great!) How to Open Your car2go’s Trunk [...]
Cartoon Macro page notes
Additions or edits welcome! For information about PPTs for use in class, please email me using your school email address. For more information on this book please visit the Volume Two: Cartoon Macro homepage. For more on the companion volume, visit the Volume One: Cartoon Micro homepage, or go direct to the page notes website [...]
Foreign Translations
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volume One: Microeconomics (2010) Cartoon Micro translations: Asia Click the book covers above (or the links below) for more, and FYI Malaysia, Mongolia, and Thailand are on the way! Korea (also at Kyobobook, Yes24 Libro), Taiwan (traditional Chinese) China (simplified Chinese), a book I think of as The Cartoon Introduction [...]
An economics love letter
University of Alberta student Fraser Thompson sent me this economics love letter, in the spirit of the Fed valentines (see also here and here). Together let’s make an Edgeworth box Hold everything else constant, then consider the shocks. The shocks to my heart—as you’ll likely observe— Will move us away from the efficient contract curve. [...]
In the news
Three Things Everyone Should Know About BC’s Carbon Tax – In Pictures American Support for a Carbon Tax The Commerce Clause Implications of California’s Climate Change Initiatives Washington State Ranked Most Regressive in Country Tackling Budget Shortfalls and Climate Change with a Carbon Tax By Kirk Rappe RGGI in Massachusetts Carbon Pricing in Washington: How [...]
In the news
U.S. voters favor carbon tax by 4-to-1 margin (Friends of the Earth poll) Washington State Ferries (WSF) is exploring an option to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a source of fuel for propulsion. In Energy Taxes, Tools to Help Tackle Climate Change GHG emissions in WA State, from the EPA database B&O (business) taxes [...]
