Pigou Club


The Pigou Club is described by its creator, economist Greg Mankiw, as "an elite group of economists and pundits with the good sense to have publicly advocated higher Pigovian taxes, such as gasoline taxes or carbon taxes."

Description

These pundits and economists often advocate lowering other taxes to keep the total amount of taxes collected the same, though many have also proposed dedicating the revenue to other worthwhile projects. A Pigovian tax is a tax levied to correct the negative externalities of a market activity. These ideas are also known as an ecotaxes or green tax shifts.

Members

Supports

The newsmagazine The Economist has repeatedly expressed support for Pigouvian policies as has The Washington Post Editorial Board, NPR's "Planet Money" and The New York Times.
The group received a great deal of publicity when The New York Times published "" in 2006.