Assume now that each firm has two abatement possibilities represented by the abatement vector l j =(l

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Assume now that each firm has two abatement possibilities represented by the abatement vector lj=(lj1, lj2). The abatement cost function is additively separable and given by:

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and and emissions are determined by:
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Once again there are two states of the world k=L,H, with probabilities PLand pH= 1– pL The random variables are independent across firms.

(a) Determine the socially optimal allocation.

(b) Derive a formula for the second-best optimal firm-specific tax rates.

(c) Derive a formula for the second-best optimal uniform tax rate.

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A Course In Environmental Economics

ISBN: 9781316866818

1st Edition

Authors: Daniel J Phaneuf, Till Requate

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