List of supporters of Pigouvian taxes

The Pigou Club is described by its creator, economist Gregory Mankiw, as a “group of economists and pundits with the good sense to have publicly advocated higher Pigouvian taxes" A Pigouvian tax is a tax levied to correct the negative externalities (negative side-effects) of a market activity. These ideas are also known as an ecotaxes or green tax shifts.[citation needed]

People

MembersDate of inductionDescription
Daron AcemogluSept 2011Economist
Frank AckermanNovember 29, 2015Economist
Jonathan H. AdlerMay 30, 2012Law professor
Joseph AldyMay 3, 2016Policy professor
Anne ApplebaumFebruary 6, 2007Pundit
Kenneth ArrowMarch 28, 2014Economist
Joseph AvelloneMarch 20, 2014Politician
Katherine BaickerJuly 19, 2012Economist
Dean BakerJuly 19, 2012Economist
William BaldwinJune 24, 2006Journalist
Jim BarrettApril 1, 2000Economist
Bruce BartlettMay 15, 2017Historian of Economics
Yoram BaumanApril 1998Economist
Gary BeckerJune 17, 2006Economist
Antonio BentoMarch 5, 2013Economist
Don BerwickMarch 20, 2014Administrator
Jack BlackAugust 24, 2016Actor
Alan BlinderJanuary 31, 2011Economist
Michael BloombergNovember 2, 2007Politician
Erik BrynjolfssonFebruary 8, 1991Economist
Jay BuckeyJanuary 16, 2008Pundit
Willem BuiterJune 12, 2008Economist
Steve ChapmanJuly 4, 2013Pundit
Judith ChevalierDecember 2007Economist
Noam ChomskyMay 21, 2013Philosopher
Steven ChuDec 16, 2008Scientist
John H. CochraneAugust 7, 2013Economist
Richard N. CooperOctober 2008Economist
Bob CorkerunknownPolitician
Tyler CowenSeptember 8, 2009Economist
Kevin CramerunknownPolitical advisor
Clive CrookJune 24, 2006Pundit
Herman DalyAugust 14, 2007Economist
Laura D'Andrea TysonunknownEconomist
Leonardo DiCaprioAugust 21, 2014Actor
Christopher DoddApril 25, 2007Politician
Ed DolanJuly 28, 2010Economist
Gregg EasterbrookJune 17, 2006Pundit
Christopher FarrellJune 24, 2006Composer
Peter ShafferMarch 18, 2002Playwright
Robert H. FrankJune 17, 2006Economist
Bill FrenzelFebruary 16, 2007Politician
Thomas FriedmanJune 17, 2006Pundit
David FrumNovember 9, 2006Pundit
Jason FurmanFebruary 2, 2007Economist
William GaleunknownEconomist
Richard H GammonOctober 2016Scientist
Bill GatesSeptember 2, 2010Business magnate
Ted GayerJune 27, 2006Economist
Edward GlaeserMay 21, 2007Economist
Al GoreJune 24, 2006Politician
Lindsey GrahamMarch 1, 2010Politician
Corbett GraingerFebruary 26, 2016Economist
Alan GreenspanOctober 2, 2006Economist
Michael GreenstoneOctober 12, 2010Economist
Steven C. HackettAugust 22, 2008Economist
Ted HalsteadJuly 26, 2016Author / Nonprofit CEO
James HansenunknownScientist
Tim HarfordDecember 8, 2006Economist
Kevin HassettJanuary 29, 2007Economist
Katharine HayhoeJune 5, 2015Scientist
Shi-Ling HsuunknownEconomist/Law professor
Bob InglisDecember 27, 2008Politician
Henry JacobyJune 28, 2013Economist
Gary JohnsonAugust 1, 2016Politician
Michael B. JordanNovember 28, 2017Actor
Dale JorgensonJune 12, 2012Economist
Juliette KayyemMarch 20, 2014Law professor, homeland security expert
Charles KomanoffMarch 6, 1989Economist
Joe KleinJune 17, 2006Pundit
Morton KondrackeJune 23, 2007Pundit
Charles KrauthammerJanuary 26, 2007Pundit
Paul KrugmanJune 24, 2006Economist
Anthony LakeOctober 30, 2006Politician
Arthur LafferDecember 27, 2008Economist
John LarsonAugust 9, 2007Politician
Judith LayzerJuly 3, 2012Political scientist
David LeonhardtFebruary 21, 2007Pundit
Arik LevinsonunknownEconomist
Steven LevittJune 18, 2006Economist
Brink LindseyDecember 5, 2006Attorney
Bob LittermanunknownEconomist
Ray MagliozziJanuary 15, 2007Pundit
N. Gregory MankiwJune 17, 2006Economist
Donald B. Marron Jr.November 2014Economist
Megan McArdleJune 24, 2006Journalist
Jim McDermott|2007Politician
Daniel McFaddenJanuary 22, 2007Economist
Gilbert MetcalfJune 30, 2015Economist
Warren MeyerMarch 25, 2016Engineer
Mike MoffattSeptember 16, 2006Economist
William MoomawJuly 3, 2012Scientist
Adele C. MorrisunknownEconomist
Alan MulallyAugust 9, 2007Ford CEO
Chris MurphyunknownPolitician
Elon MuskFebruary 3, 2015Business magnate
Ralph NaderDecember 3, 2008Politician
Gavin NewsomDecember 9, 2007Politician
William NordhausJune 17, 2006Economist
Grover NorquistFebruary 16, 2006Founder, Americans for Tax Reform
Steven NovellaJune 17, 2016Physician, skeptic
Bill NyeOctober 21, 2014Scientist
Leon PanettaOctober 18, 2006Politician
Peter PassellApril 1, 1992Economist
Robert Pindyck2013Economist
Phil PlaitJuly 21, 2016Scientist
Brad PlumerunknownPundit
Eduardo PorterSeptember 11, 2012Journalist
Paul PortneyMay 18, 2007Economist
Richard PosnerNovember 4, 2006Jurist
Jonathan RauchJune 17, 2006Journalist
Robert ReichunknownEconomist
Richard ReveszSeptember 15, 2015Law professor
Kenneth RogoffSeptember 16, 2006Economist
Nouriel RoubiniNovember 9, 2006Economist
Steven RunningFeb 27, 2006Scientist
Jeffrey SachsApril 9, 2008Economist
Robert J. SamuelsonJanuary 17, 2007Journalist
Andrew SamwickJune 24, 2006Economist
Bernie SandersFeb 16, 2013Politician
Isabel SawhillFebruary 16, 2007Economist
Brian SchatzNovember 19, 2014Politician
George ShultzOctober 30, 2006Economist
Robert J. ShapiroFebruary 20, 2007Economist
Eliot SpitzerJuly 5, 2012Politician
Pete Stark2007Politician
Irwin StelzerunknownEconomist
Charles StenholmFebruary 16, 2007Politician
Joseph StiglitzunknownEconomist
Andrew SullivanJune 24, 2006Pundit
Lawrence SummersOctober 31, 2006Economist
Alex TabarrokJune 16, 2010Economist
Jerry TaylorMarch 23, 2015Economist
Richard ThalerApril 1, 2012Economist
John TierneyJune 17, 2006Pundit
Rex TillersonFebruary 9, 2009Exxon-Mobil CEO
Ben van BeurdenOctober 5, 2015Royal Dutch Shell CEO
Hal VarianOctober 1, 2006Economist
Paul VolckerFebruary 14, 2007Economist
Gernot WagnerSeptember 7, 2011Economist
Margaret A. WallsunknownEconomist
Charles WheelanunknownEconomist
Sheldon WhitehouseNovember 19, 2014Politician
Neil YoungNovember 24, 2015Musician

Organizations

The Economist has expressed support for Pigouvian policies as has The Washington Post Editorial Board, NPR's "Planet Money" and The New York Times.

References

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  46. ↑ "Senate Hearing 112-776".
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  62. ↑ "Bill Nye Explains the Carbon Tax to Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice". YouTube.
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  64. ↑ Passell, Peter (April 1992). "The great search: A perfect tax". The New York Times.
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  67. ↑ "Nuclear power and renewables don't have to be enemies. New York just showed how". Vox Media. 2 August 2016.
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  83. ↑ Kent, Sarah (6 October 2015). "Royal Dutch Shell CEO to Call for Effective System for Pricing Carbon". Wall Street Journal.
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