A problem of corporate liquidation policy is studied in a real option setting incorporating taxation, risky debt and conflict of interest between equity holders and debt holders or equity holders and manager. The critical liquidation threshold is derived as a function of four tax schedules and...

The effects of two environmental policy options for the reduction of pollution emissions, i.e. taxes and non-tradable quotas, are analyzed. In contrast to the prior literature this work endogenously takes into account the level of emissions before and after the adoption of the new environmental...