Thesis title: Essays on the Distributional Impact Climate Policies
Supervisor: Prof. Mariangela Zoli

Abstract
Achieving climate targets set by the European Union requires a complex policy mix, which is expected to cause a general increase in end-user prices, especially for carbon-intensive goods. This thesis provides a framework to assess the distributional impacts of price changes induced by climate policies coherent with EU targets in Italy. The first chapter estimates a complete demand system for Italian households, with a detailed representation of energy expenditures. The second chapter studies the distributional effects on the uses-of-income side by soft-linking a dynamic CGE model with a microsimulation model. The third chapter studies the effects on the sources-of-income side, by computing the burden imposed on households by changes in the returns to production factors. 

Committee
Susanna Mancinelli (U. Ferrara), Elena Paglialunga (U. Roma Tre), Alessandro Palma (Gran Sasso Science Institute)