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lessons for environmental regulation in developing countries in Asia. We synthesize the theoretical and empirical literature … on environmental regulation and highlight important insights on formal regulation such as taxes, standards, and tradable … permits, as well as on informal regulation such as information and voluntary approaches. We also discuss directions for future …
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We examine an open economy's strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by replacing its consumption of coal - very carbon intensive - with gas - less so. Unlike the standard theoretical approach to carbon leakage, we show that unilateral CO2 reduction policies generate a higher leakage rate in the...
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In a network industry, this paper investigates the impact of network effects on total pollution under the presence of a … local environment where workers live). Under monopoly, it is shown that, on the one hand, network effects tend to increase … effects on the total pollution are ambiguous. We also find that total pollution reduces (increases) with increasing network …
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consumption options and show how optimal regulation evolves over time. In our base setting where social and private learning …-monotonic tax paths from a perspective of consumer learning. -- experience goods ; dynamic regulation ; learning by doing ; new … technology ; externalities ; pollution …
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vehicle industry, regulators should generally adopt a light-handed approach to regulation, encouraging a nationally … participating in the market for public charging, but they should not be given exclusive monopoly authority to provide public EV …
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show how the short-run impact of pollution taxation in imperfect markets depends on production technologies, market …
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Concerns about budget deficits, tax reform, and climate change are fueling discussions about taxing carbon emissions to generate revenue and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Imposing a carbon tax on electricity production based on the social cost of carbon (SCC) could generate between $21 and...
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