Environmental Policies and Mergers¿ Externalities

A Cournot oligopolistic setting model of trade is characterized by local and foreign firms competing in the presence of pollution quota and tax. Local firms are foreign-owned (FDI) and repatriate their profits. First, we analyze the impact on welfare given by the merger of the local firms, as a resp...

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Autores principales: Rafael S. Espinosa Ramirez, M. Ozgur Kayalica
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. 2007
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Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32316102
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-010&d=32316102oai
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topic Economía y Finanzas
environmental policies
mergers
emission permits
spellingShingle Economía y Finanzas
environmental policies
mergers
emission permits
Rafael S. Espinosa Ramirez
M. Ozgur Kayalica
Environmental Policies and Mergers¿ Externalities
topic_facet Economía y Finanzas
environmental policies
mergers
emission permits
description A Cournot oligopolistic setting model of trade is characterized by local and foreign firms competing in the presence of pollution quota and tax. Local firms are foreign-owned (FDI) and repatriate their profits. First, we analyze the impact on welfare given by the merger of the local firms, as a response to external firms’ competition and pollution abatement costs. Second, when merger is welfare decreasing, we study the best response of the government in order to compensate this negative externality. Finally, we compare the pollution quota and tax in order to determine their efficiency as a policy instrument.
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publisher Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.
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