[External costs of energy illustrated by the example of mortality and morbidity]
Abstract:
"The social costs of energy production and consumption in terms of increased mortality and morbidity are estimated for Switzerland using recent empirical studies on air pollution and health in the United States. These costs were between 100 and 300 million Swiss francs 1980 and occurred mainly as externalities. The paper illustrates how these externalities could be corrected via a Pigou tax. However, there is uncertainty about the epidemiological basis and the imputed values for health and mortality reductions making the imposition of such a tax infeasible until better cost estimates are available." (summary in ENG, FRE)
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