title: Pigou Club
text: # 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 Pigovian taxes, such as gasoline taxes or carbon taxes." 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
  
  | 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.
  
  