Antitrust Policy and Environmental Protection

We examine the effects of antitrust policy (the prohibition of a input price discrimination) when an emission tax is used for environmental protection. We show that antitrust policy reduces pollution emission and improves social welfare. Therefore, antitrust policy contributes to environmental protection.

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Year of publication:	2007-01-15
Authors:	Matsumoto, Shigeru ; Sugeta, Hajime
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 17.2007, 2, p. 1-10
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	Antitrust Policy

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation; Environmental Management ; D4 - Market Structure and Pricing
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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