Proposed policy responses to steeply rising energy costs include windfall taxes, and caps on consumer energy prices. Asked whether an energy price cap would be a more appropriate immediate response to inflation than raising interest rates, a majority of panelists disagree.

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19 September 2022

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Vox EU

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https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/energy-costs-views-leading-economists-windfall-taxes-and-consumer-price-caps

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