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We introduce a "smart" cap and trade system that eliminates the welfare costs of asymmetric information (“uncertainty”). This cap responds endogenously to technology or macroeconomic shocks, relying on the market price of certificates to aggregate information. It allows policy makers to...
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"Prices versus quantities" (Weitzman 1974), a hugely influential paper, is widely cited (and taught) in current debates about the best policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The paper's criterion for ranking policies suggests that technological uncertainty favors taxes over cap and trade....
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) and the South (China) in the presence of a global pollution externality. Each country's share of global pollution depends … on its share of world capital. We show that, if the disutility of pollution in the United States is high, there will be … pressure on the US to raise environmental regulations on industry. Capital will move to China. Because the increased pollution …
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plastic pollution, extreme weather events, sea level rises, and others. In addressing these ocean risks, ensuring sufficient …
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phasing in taxes or tradable permits to cover the costs of local air pollution, global warming, and other damages. Second, any …
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