Abstract

A major challenge in implementing carbon pricing policies is to account for their economic outcomes. Notably, competitiveness is the key economic performance indicator to be considered. Extant theory mainly emphasizes the negative effect of carbon pricing on competitiveness; however, there is no consensus in the empirical literature. This may be due to the fragmented implementation of carbon pricing, ignoring country-specific characteristics and lack of well-designed mitigation policies. The above challenges are significant for the Group of Twenty (G20). Thus, we propose the implementation of country-specific carbon pricing policies while accounting for any negative effects of such policies on the competitiveness of G20 economies.

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Ceyhun Mahmudlu
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Nicholas Apergis
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Brantley Liddle
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Darandary, Abdulelah
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Alyamani, Ryan
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Mikayilov, Jeyhun
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Hasanov, Fakhri
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