TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN AN OLIGOPOLY WITH SPILLOVERS ANDPOLLUTION

We introduce pollution, as a by-product of production, into a non-tournament model of R&Dwith spillovers. Technology policy takes the form of either R&D subsidisation or pre-competitiveR&D cooperation. We show that, when the emissions tax is exogenous, the optimal R&Dsubsidy can be negative, i.e. there should be a tax on R&D, depending on the extent of theappropriability problem and the degree of environmental damage...

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Year of publication:	1999-05-01
Authors:	Petrakis, Emmanuel ; Poyago-Theotoky, Joanna
Institutions:	University <Nottingham> / Department of Economics
Subject:	Forschung und Entwicklung \| Technologie \| technology \| Wohlfahrt \| Welfarism \| Prozessinnovation

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Series:	The University of Nottingham / School of Economics - discussion papers Discussion Paper ; 99/19
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets ; L50 - Regulation and Industrial Policy. General ; O38 - Government Policy ; Q28 - Government Policy ; Specific management methods ; Industrial management ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; No country specification
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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