Saskatchewan Adoption of CGE

Model developed

References

Liu, L., Huang, C. Z., Huang, G., Baetz, B., & Pittendrigh, S. M. (2018). How a carbon tax will affect an emission-intensive economy: A case study of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Energy, 159, 817-826, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.163

Description

A CGE model from a typical Canadian province perspective has been first developed and applied to the Province of Saskatchewan, to explore the impacts of a carbon tax on the socio-economic system and support the application of a carbon tax. This adoption has been applied to British Colombia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Results have been produced for 2011-2015.

Applications

carbon tax, GHG emission forecast, economic growth forecast, carbon pricing

Users

Policy makers across all levels of government (federal, provincial, municipal, indigenous, etc.)

Key Inputs

IO table, social accounting matrix, carbon tax scenarios

Key Outputs

direct and indirect socio-economic impacts of a carbon tax, GDP changes, GHG emissions reduction

Registered developers

NameOrganization
Gordon HuangUniversity of Regina
Lirong LiuUniversity of Regina