• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Pollution Permits, Imperfect Competition and Abatement Technologies
  • Contributor: Christin, Clémence [Author]; Nicolaï, Jean-Philippe [Author]; Pouyet, Jerome [Author]
  • Published: Zurich: ETH Zurich, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research, 2013
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-010018836
  • Keywords: Q58 ; L13 ; abatement technologies ; imperfect competition ; Q53 ; Cap-and-trade system
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  • Description: Under imperfect competition, the effect of a cap-and-trade system on indus- try profits depends on the type of abatement technology that is used by firms: industries that use process-integrated technologies are more affected than those using end-of-pipe abatement technologies. The interaction between environmental policy and the evolution of the market structure is then studied. In particular, a reserve of pollution permits for new entrants is justified when the industry uses a process-integrated abatement technology, while a system with a preemption right may be justified in the case of end-of-pipe abatement technology.
  • Access State: Open Access