Die Eignung von Lenkungsabgaben zur Stimulierung umweltfreundlicher Innovationen wird nach wie vor kontrovers diskutiert. Während preisliche Anreize in der traditionellen Umweltökonomik als entscheidende Voraussetzung für Innovationen gelten, finden sich auch kritische Stimmen, die...

In a market where firms with different characteristics decide upon both the level of emissions and their reports, we study the optimal audit policy for an enforcement agency whose objective is to minimize the level of emissions. We show that it is optimal to devote the resources primarily to the...

In a market where firms with different characteristics decide upon both the level of emissions and their reports, we study the optimal audit policy for an enforcement agency whose objective is to minimize the level of emissions. We show that it is optimal to devote the resources primarily to the...