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."[1]

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 (also spelled Pigouvian tax, named after economist Arthur Cecil Pigou) 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.

Members
MembersDate of InductionDescription
Daron Acemoglu[2]Sept 2011Economist
Frank AckermanNovember 29, 2015[3]Economist
Jonathan Adler[4]May 30, 2012Law Professor
Joseph AldyMay 3rd, 2016[5]Policy Professor
Daniel Altman[6]June 13, 2012Economist
Anne ApplebaumFebruary 6, 2007Pundit
Kenneth ArrowMarch 28, 2014[7]Economist
Joseph AvelloneMarch 20, 2014[8]Politician
Katherine Baiker[9]July 19, 2012Economist
Dean Baker[9]July 19, 2012Economist
William BaldwinJune 24, 2006Journalist
Jim BarrettApril 1, 2000[10]Economist
Bruce Bartlett[11]May 15, 2017Historian of Economics
Yoram Bauman[12]April 1998Economist
Gary BeckerJune 17, 2006Economist
Antonio Bento[13]March 5, 2013Economist
Don BerwickMarch 20, 2014[8]Administrator
Jack Black[14]August 24, 2016Actor
Alan Blinder[15]January 31, 2011Economist
Michael BloombergNovember 2, 2007Politician
Erik Brynjolfsson[16]February 8, 1991Economist
Jay BuckeyJanuary 16, 2008Pundit
Willem Buiter[17]June 12, 2008Economist
Steve ChapmanJuly 4, 2013[18]Pundit
Judith Chevalier[19]December 2007Economist
Noam Chomsky[20]May 21, 2013[21]Philosopher
Steven Chu[22]Dec 16, 2008Scientist
John H. CochraneAugust 7, 2013[23]Economist
Richard N. CooperOctober 2008[24]Economist
Bob Corker[25]unknownPolitician
Tyler CowenSeptember 8, 2009Economist
Kevin Cramer[26]unknownPolitical Advisor
Clive CrookJune 24, 2006Pundit
Herman Daly[27]August 14, 2007Economist
Laura D'Andrea Tyson[28]unknownEconomist
Leonardo DiCaprioAugust 21, 2014[29]Actor
Christopher DoddApril 25, 2007Politician
Ed DolanJuly 28, 2010[30]Economist
Gregg EasterbrookJune 17, 2006Pundit
Christopher FarrellJune 24, 2006Composer
Peter ShafferMarch 18, 2002Economist
Robert H. FrankJune 17, 2006Economist
Bill FrenzelFebruary 16, 2007Politician
Thomas FriedmanJune 17, 2006Pundit
David FrumNovember 9, 2006Pundit
Jason FurmanFebruary 2, 2007Economist
William Gale[31]unknownEconomist
Richard H Gammon[32]October 2016Scientist
Bill Gates[33]September 2, 2010Business Magnate
Ted GayerJune 27, 2006Economist
Edward Glaeser[34]May 21, 2007Economist
Al GoreJune 24, 2006Politician
Lindsey GrahamMarch 1, 2010[35]Politician
Corbett Grainger[36]February 26, 2016Economist
Alan GreenspanOctober 2, 2006Economist
Michael Greenstone[37]October 12, 2010Economist
Paul GuJanuary 27, 2007Pundit
Steven C. HackettAugust 22, 2008Economist
Ted Halstead[38]July 26, 2016Author / Nonprofit CEO
James Hansen[39]unknownScientist
Tim HarfordDecember 8, 2006Economist
Kevin HassettJanuary 29, 2007Economist
Katharine Hayhoe[40]June 5th, 2015Scientist
Shi-Ling Hsu[41]unknownEconomist/Law Professor
Bob InglisDecember 27, 2008[42]Politician
Henry JacobyJune 28, 2013[43]Economist
Gary Johnson[44]August 1, 2016Politician
Michael B. Jordan[45]November 28th, 2017Actor
Dale Jorgenson[46]June 12, 2012Economist
Juliette KayyemMarch 20, 2014[8]Law Professor, Homeland Security Expert
Charles KomanoffMarch 6, 1989[47]Economist
Joe KleinJune 17, 2006Pundit
Mort KondrackeJune 23, 2007Pundit
Charles KrauthammerJanuary 26, 2007Pundit
Paul KrugmanJune 24, 2006Economist
Anthony LakeOctober 30, 2006Politician
Arthur LafferDecember 27, 2008[42]Economist
John LarsonAugust 9, 2007Politician
Judith LayzerJuly 3, 2012[48]Political Scientist
David LeonhardtFebruary 21, 2007Pundit
Arik Levinson[49]unknownEconomist
Steven LevittJune 18, 2006Economist
Brink LindseyDecember 5, 2006Attorney
Bob Litterman[50]unknownEconomist
Ray MagliozziJanuary 15, 2007Pundit
N. Gregory MankiwJune 17, 2006Economist
Donald B. Marron[51]November 2014Economist
Megan McArdleJune 24, 2006Journalist
Jim McDermott|[52]2007Politician
Daniel McFaddenJanuary 22, 2007Economist
Gilbert MetcalfJune 30, 2015[53]Economist
Warren MeyerMarch 25, 2016[54]Engineer
Mike MoffattSeptember 16, 2006Economist
William MoomawJuly 3, 2012[55]Scientist
Adele C. Morris[56]unknownEconomist
Alan MulallyAugust 9, 2007Ford C.E.O.
Paul MulshineJanuary 27, 2007Journalist
Chris Murphy[57]unknownPolitician
Elon Musk[58]February 3, 2015Business Magnate
Ralph Nader[59]December 3, 2008Politician
Gavin NewsomDecember 9, 2007Politician
William NordhausJune 17, 2006Economist
Grover Norquist[60]February 16, 2006Founder, Americans for Tax Reform
Steven NovellaJune 17, 2016[61]Physician, Skeptic
Bill NyeOctober 21, 2014[62]Scientist
Leon Panetta[63]October 18, 2006Politician
Peter Passell[64]April 1, 1992Economist
Robert Pindyk[65]2013Economist
Phil Plait[66]July 21, 2016Scientist
Brad Plumer[67]unknownPundit
Eduardo Porter[68]Sept 11, 2012[69]Journalist
Paul PortneyMay 18, 2007[70]Economist
Richard PosnerNovember 4, 2006Economist/Jurist
Jonathan RauchJune 17, 2006Journalist
Robert Reich[71]unknownEconomist
Richard ReveszSeptember 15, 2015[72]Law Professor
Kenneth RogoffSeptember 16, 2006Economist
Nouriel RoubiniNovember 9, 2006Economist
Steven RunningFeb 27, 2006[27]Scientist
Jeffrey SachsApril 9, 2008Economist
Robert J. SamuelsonJanuary 17, 2007Journalist
Andrew SamwickJune 24, 2006Economist
Bernie SandersFeb 16, 2013[73]Politician
Isabel SawhillFebruary 16, 2007Economist
Brian Schatz[74]November 19, 2014Politician
George ShultzOctober 30, 2006Economist
Robert J. ShapiroFebruary 20, 2007Economist
Eliot Spitzer[75]July 5, 2012Politician
Pete Stark[76]2007Politician
Rob StavinsDecember 10, 2006Economist
Irwin Stelzer[77]unknownEconomist
Charles StenholmFebruary 16, 2007Politician
Joseph Stiglitz[78]unknownEconomist
Andrew SullivanJune 24, 2006Pundit
Lawrence SummersOctober 31, 2006Economist
Alex Tabarrok[79]June 16, 2010Economist
Jerry TaylorMarch 23, 2015[80]Economist
Richard ThalerApril 1, 2012[81]Economist
John TierneyJune 17, 2006Pundit
Rex Tillerson[82]February 9, 2009Exxon-Mobil CEO
Ben van Beurden[83]October 5, 2015Royal Dutch Shell CEO
Hal VarianOctober 1, 2006Economist
Paul VolckerFebruary 14, 2007Economist
Gernot Wagner[84]September 7, 2011Economist
Margaret A. Walls[85]unknownEconomist
Charles Wheelan[86]unknownEconomist
Sheldon Whitehouse[74]November 19, 2014Politician
Neil YoungNovember 24, 2015[87]Musician

Supports

The newsmagazine The Economist has repeatedly expressed support for Pigouvian policies[88] as has The Washington Post Editorial Board,[89][90][91][92] NPR's "Planet Money"[9][93] and The New York Times.[94]

The group received a great deal of publicity when The New York Times published "Raise the Gasoline Tax? Funny, It Doesn’t Sound Republican" in 2006.

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