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efficient in controlling pollution when there is no uncertainty. We show that this is not the case if some consumers (firms …, local governments) are morally concerned about pollution and the pollution price is inefficiently low for political reasons … to reduce pollution, while price regulation makes these efforts effective. …
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The present paper analyzes the impact of a climate coalition's border carbon adjustment on emissions from commodity … [decreases] with the coalition size if the coalition is large [small]. Then, the reduced climate costs outweigh [are outweighed …
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This paper studies the effect of an emission tax on the relocation decision in a duopoly with exogenous vertical product differentiation. We establish the relationship between quality difference, relocation cost, and marginal damage of emissions in a two-country-setting for three cases: An...
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This paper studies the interaction of environmental policy and green preferences under potential firm relocation. A green firm and a brown firm choose the environ- mental quality of their products. Both an emission tax and consumers'willingness to pay for green products encourage investment in...
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We examine how different renewable energy support policies affect innovation in solar and wind power technologies. The … distinguishing two dimensions of regulation, i.e. design and intensity, and their effects on innovation. The patent data is based on …
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Studies of the "stated preferences" of households generally report public and political opposition by urban commuters to congestion pricing. It is thought that this opposition inhibits or precludes tolls and pricing systems that would enhance efficiency in the use of scarce roadways. This paper...
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price risk. The paper presents a real option framework to study the effect the instruments on investment and innovation of … is higher under a quota system. So the presence of price risk spurs technological innovation. …
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