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Theorists who conclude that equal marginal costs are needed generally rely on the unexamined assumption that world income distribution is equitable, or, equivalently, that increases in per capita consumption are equally urgent everywhere (Sheeran 2006; Chichilnisky and Heal 1994). In the absence of that assumption, it is more efficient to carry out abatement efforts in richer countries, even though that might entail higher costs. That is, in an inequitable world, efficiency can be improved by imposing higher carbon prices in richer countries.
The main imperfections of this metric come in three broad categories: the nonmonetized, the indivisible and the ill-measured. •â•¢ Nonmonetized aspects of wellbeing: So much of what we value most in life defies monetization. Income captures neither our family’s health nor the health of our local environments (Ackerman and Heinzerling 2004; Sen 2000). •â•¢ Indivisible household resources: The measurement of distribution is greatly complicated by fundamental ambiguity regarding the basic unit of analysis: household income is not readily divisible into individual income.
Nonetheless, the distribution of income is by far the best-measured component of equity, an indispensible first cut at the adequacy of resources. The main imperfections of this metric come in three broad categories: the nonmonetized, the indivisible and the ill-measured. •â•¢ Nonmonetized aspects of wellbeing: So much of what we value most in life defies monetization. Income captures neither our family’s health nor the health of our local environments (Ackerman and Heinzerling 2004; Sen 2000). •â•¢ Indivisible household resources: The measurement of distribution is greatly complicated by fundamental ambiguity regarding the basic unit of analysis: household income is not readily divisible into individual income.