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This paper analyzes the interaction between two political economy decisions by a government: whether to privatize a public firm and what environmental policy to choose (an environmental tax or an emission standard). We find that when market competition is weak the government does not privatize...
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-equilibrium model in which energy subsidies and other taxes in the economy are reduced in a revenue-neutral fashion. Two important … focus on taxation and subsidies. In order to understand the quite complex literature on this subject, we draw on the theory … formulation of similar policies in the future. That is the central purpose of the chapter. Section 2 examines subsidies in …
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We analyze welfare implications of policies promoting environmentally friendly vehicles employing rich Swiss micro … only slightly decrease. In contrast, subsidies support EV uptake, and lead to a more pronounced emission reduction. Both …
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In this paper, we endogenize the timing of policymaking in a simple two-country model of strategic environmental policy. We consider a timing game in which two policymakers non-cooperatively decide their preferred sequence of moves before setting emission tax rates. We show that whether the...
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of social welfare. However, firms always have an incentive to be part of an industry-wide ERC as this increases their …
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This paper analyzes the interaction between two political economy decisions by a government: whether to privatize a public firm and what environmental policy to choose (an environmental tax or an emission standard). We find that when market competition is weak the government does not privatize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014486102
Instruments chosen to pursue climate related targets are not always efficient. In this paper we consider an economy with three climate related targets for its electricity generation: a given share of "green" electricity, a given expansion of "green" electricity, and a given reduction of "black"...
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We empirically investigate the responsiveness of international trade to the stringency of environmental regulation. Stringent environmental regulation may impair the export competitiveness of ‘dirty’ domestic industries, and as a result, ‘pollution havens’ emerge in countries where...
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environmental taxes. We solve for the market equilibrium abstracting from public abatement and taxes and show that the ecological … compares the stationary distributions for environmental quality and individuals’ welfare arising under the unmanaged economy …
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