This paper analyzes the introduction of an automatic correction mechanism (ACM) in an economic union whose member states expect to be bailed out in the case of a debt crisis. An ACM can be used to penalize governments that run deficits. We show that if the mechanism is appropriately structured,...

This paper considers efficient regulation in polluting and imperfectly competitive durable-good markets without commitment ability of producers. If producers rent the durable, then the efficient regulatory scheme consists of a Pigovian emissions tax and a subsidy on the stock of the durable...