# Pigou Club

The Pigou Club is described by its creator, economist Gregory Mankiw, as a “group of economists and pundits with the good sense to have publicly advocated higher Pigouvian taxes, such as gasoline taxes or carbon taxes." A Pigouvian tax 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

| Members | Date of induction | Description |
| Daron Acemoglu | Sept 2011 | Economist |
| Frank Ackerman | November 29, 2015 | Economist |
| Jonathan Adler | May 30, 2012 | Law Professor |
| Joseph Aldy | May 3, 2016 | Policy Professor |
| Anne Applebaum | February 6, 2007 | Pundit |
| Kenneth Arrow | March 28, 2014 | Economist |
| Joseph Avellone | March 20, 2014 | Politician |
| Katherine Baiker | July 19, 2012 | Economist |
| Dean Baker | July 19, 2012 | Economist |
| William Baldwin | June 24, 2006 | Journalist |
| Jim Barrett | April 1, 2000 | Economist |
| Bruce Bartlett | May 15, 2017 | Historian of Economics |
| Yoram Bauman | April 1998 | Economist |
| Gary Becker | June 17, 2006 | Economist |
| Antonio Bento | March 5, 2013 | Economist |
| Don Berwick | March 20, 2014 | Administrator |
| Jack Black | August 24, 2016 | Actor |
| Alan Blinder | January 31, 2011 | Economist |
| Michael Bloomberg | November 2, 2007 | Politician |
| Erik Brynjolfsson | February 8, 1991 | Economist |
| Jay Buckey | January 16, 2008 | Pundit |
| Willem Buiter | June 12, 2008 | Economist |
| Steve Chapman | July 4, 2013 | Pundit |
| Judith Chevalier | December 2007 | Economist |
| Noam Chomsky | May 21, 2013 | Philosopher |
| Steven Chu | Dec 16, 2008 | Scientist |
| John H. Cochrane | August 7, 2013 | Economist |
| Richard N. Cooper | October 2008 | Economist |
| Bob Corker | unknown | Politician |
| Tyler Cowen | September 8, 2009 | Economist |
| Kevin Cramer | unknown | Political Advisor |
| Clive Crook | June 24, 2006 | Pundit |
| Herman Daly | August 14, 2007 | Economist |
| Laura D'Andrea Tyson | unknown | Economist |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | August 21, 2014 | Actor |
| Christopher Dodd | April 25, 2007 | Politician |
| Ed Dolan | July 28, 2010 | Economist |
| Gregg Easterbrook | June 17, 2006 | Pundit |
| Christopher Farrell | June 24, 2006 | Composer |
| Peter Shaffer | March 18, 2002 | Economist |
| Robert H. Frank | June 17, 2006 | Economist |
| Bill Frenzel | February 16, 2007 | Politician |
| Thomas Friedman | June 17, 2006 | Pundit |
| David Frum | November 9, 2006 | Pundit |
| Jason Furman | February 2, 2007 | Economist |
| William Gale | unknown | Economist |
| Richard H Gammon | October 2016 | Scientist |
| Bill Gates | September 2, 2010 | Business Magnate |
| Ted Gayer | June 27, 2006 | Economist |
| Edward Glaeser | May 21, 2007 | Economist |
| Al Gore | June 24, 2006 | Politician |
| Lindsey Graham | March 1, 2010 | Politician |
| Corbett Grainger | February 26, 2016 | Economist |
| Alan Greenspan | October 2, 2006 | Economist |
| Michael Greenstone | October 12, 2010 | Economist |
| Steven C. Hackett | August 22, 2008 | Economist |
| Ted Halstead | July 26, 2016 | Author / Nonprofit CEO |
| James Hansen | unknown | Scientist |
| Tim Harford | December 8, 2006 | Economist |
| Kevin Hassett | January 29, 2007 | Economist |
| Katharine Hayhoe | June 5, 2015 | Scientist |
| Shi-Ling Hsu | unknown | Economist/Law Professor |
| Bob Inglis | December 27, 2008 | Politician |
| Henry Jacoby | June 28, 2013 | Economist |
| Gary Johnson | August 1, 2016 | Politician |
| Michael B. Jordan | November 28, 2017 | Actor |
| Dale Jorgenson | June 12, 2012 | Economist |
| Juliette Kayyem | March 20, 2014 | Law Professor, Homeland Security Expert |
| Charles Komanoff | March 6, 1989 | Economist |
| Joe Klein | June 17, 2006 | Pundit |
| Mort Kondracke | June 23, 2007 | Pundit |
| Charles Krauthammer | January 26, 2007 | Pundit |
| Paul Krugman | June 24, 2006 | Economist |
| Anthony Lake | October 30, 2006 | Politician |
| Arthur Laffer | December 27, 2008 | Economist |
| John Larson | August 9, 2007 | Politician |
| Judith Layzer | July 3, 2012 | Political Scientist |
| David Leonhardt | February 21, 2007 | Pundit |
| Arik Levinson | unknown | Economist |
| Steven Levitt | June 18, 2006 | Economist |
| Brink Lindsey | December 5, 2006 | Attorney |
| Bob Litterman | unknown | Economist |
| Ray Magliozzi | January 15, 2007 | Pundit |
| N. Gregory Mankiw | June 17, 2006 | Economist |
| Donald B. Marron Jr. | November 2014 | Economist |
| Megan McArdle | June 24, 2006 | Journalist |
| Jim McDermott| | 2007 | Politician |
| Daniel McFadden | January 22, 2007 | Economist |
| Gilbert Metcalf | June 30, 2015 | Economist |
| Warren Meyer | March 25, 2016 | Engineer |
| Mike Moffatt | September 16, 2006 | Economist |
| William Moomaw | July 3, 2012 | Scientist |
| Adele C. Morris | unknown | Economist |
| Alan Mulally | August 9, 2007 | Ford C.E.O. |
| Chris Murphy | unknown | Politician |
| Elon Musk | February 3, 2015 | Business Magnate |
| Ralph Nader | December 3, 2008 | Politician |
| Gavin Newsom | December 9, 2007 | Politician |
| William Nordhaus | June 17, 2006 | Economist |
| Grover Norquist | February 16, 2006 | Founder, Americans for Tax Reform |
| Steven Novella | June 17, 2016 | Physician, Skeptic |
| Bill Nye | October 21, 2014 | Scientist |
| Leon Panetta | October 18, 2006 | Politician |
| Peter Passell | April 1, 1992 | Economist |
| Robert Pindyk | 2013 | Economist |
| Phil Plait | July 21, 2016 | Scientist |
| Brad Plumer | unknown | Pundit |
| Eduardo Porter | Sept 11, 2012 | Journalist |
| Paul Portney | May 18, 2007 | Economist |
| Richard Posner | November 4, 2006 | Economist/Jurist |
| Jonathan Rauch | June 17, 2006 | Journalist |
| Robert Reich | unknown | Economist |
| Richard Revesz | September 15, 2015 | Law Professor |
| Kenneth Rogoff | September 16, 2006 | Economist |
| Nouriel Roubini | November 9, 2006 | Economist |
| Steven Running | Feb 27, 2006 | Scientist |
| Jeffrey Sachs | April 9, 2008 | Economist |
| Robert J. Samuelson | January 17, 2007 | Journalist |
| Andrew Samwick | June 24, 2006 | Economist |
| Bernie Sanders | Feb 16, 2013 | Politician |
| Isabel Sawhill | February 16, 2007 | Economist |
| Brian Schatz | November 19, 2014 | Politician |
| George Shultz | October 30, 2006 | Economist |
| Robert J. Shapiro | February 20, 2007 | Economist |
| Eliot Spitzer | July 5, 2012 | Politician |
| Pete Stark | 2007 | Politician |
| Irwin Stelzer | unknown | Economist |
| Charles Stenholm | February 16, 2007 | Politician |
| Joseph Stiglitz | unknown | Economist |
| Andrew Sullivan | June 24, 2006 | Pundit |
| Lawrence Summers | October 31, 2006 | Economist |
| Alex Tabarrok | June 16, 2010 | Economist |
| Jerry Taylor | March 23, 2015 | Economist |
| Richard Thaler | April 1, 2012 | Economist |
| John Tierney | June 17, 2006 | Pundit |
| Rex Tillerson | February 9, 2009 | Exxon-Mobil CEO |
| Ben van Beurden | October 5, 2015 | Royal Dutch Shell CEO |
| Hal Varian | October 1, 2006 | Economist |
| Paul Volcker | February 14, 2007 | Economist |
| Gernot Wagner | September 7, 2011 | Economist |
| Margaret A. Walls | unknown | Economist |
| Charles Wheelan | unknown | Economist |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | November 19, 2014 | Politician |
| Neil Young | November 24, 2015 | Musician |

## Supports

The Economist has expressed support for Pigouvian policies as has The Washington Post Editorial Board, NPR's "Planet Money" and The New York Times.