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, such as gasoline taxes or carbon taxes.
"[1] 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] The Economist has expressed support for Pigouvian policies[87] as has The Washington Post Editorial Board,[88][89][90][91] NPR's "Planet Money"[8][92] and The New York Times.
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