Abstract

This study is designed to investigate the anticipated impact of carbon tax on economic growth in Nigeria using the scenario of the proposed tax rate on the primary carbon emission-related activities. This study therefore employed ARDL bound test and Toda-Yamamoto causality tests to show the existence of long-run relationship between carbon tax and economic growth. The study therefore revealed that: carbon tax has positive impact on economic growth; governance has negative impact on economic growth: non-existence of causal relationship between carbon tax and economic growth in Nigeria. Hence, the study recommended among others, upward review of carbon tax and strict adherence to the regulation of tax rate on carbon emission be enforced, as well as consideration for application of tax rate on other non-primary emitters of carbon in Nigeria.

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