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trading network. Using a coal trading network among the different U.S. states between 1990 and 2005, this research studies the … processes and equipment to lower emissions, pay the news costs of emissions, or use less contaminating low-sulfur coal (high …-quality inputs). Efficiency increases when more sub-bituminous coal is used because of its lower level of emissions in comparison to …
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The paper establishes a CGE/MPSGE model for evaluating energy policy measures with emphasis on their employment impacts. It specifies a dual labor market with respect to qualification, two different mechanisms for skill specific unemployment, and a technology detailed description of electricity...
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This paper analyzes the drivers of carbon taxes acceptability with survey data and semi-experimental techniques. Based on a sample of more than 300 individuals, it assesses the effect on acceptability of specific policy designs and individuals' perceptions of carbon taxes advantages and...
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The paper at hand examines the power system costs when a coal tax or a fixed bonus for renewables is combined with CO2 … and gas market, I find using a simulation model integrating both markets that a coal tax affects gas prices ambiguously … whereas a fixed bonus for renewables decreases gas prices. Furthermore, a coal tax increases power system costs, whereas a …
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In this paper we model wholesale electricity markets as infinitely repeated games played under demand uncertainty. We examine the uniform-price auction, showing that symmetric bidding at the price cap constitutes the optimal collusive equilibrium under both perfectly inelastic demand and demand...
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The search for economically efficient policy instruments designed to promote the diffusion of renewable energy technologies in liberalized markets has led to the introduction of quota-based tradable 'green' certificate (TGC) schemes for renewable electricity. However, there is a debate about the...
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This article examines the role of the interaction between product market and labor market imperfections in determining total factor productivity growth (TFPG). Embedding Dobbelaere and Mairesse's (2009) generalization of Hall's (1990) approach, allowing for the possibility that wages are...
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