RT Journal Article
T1 Horizontal product differentiation and policy adjustment in the presence of abatement subsidies and emission taxes.
A1 Gautier, Luis
K1 Impuestos ambientales
K1 Diferenciación del producto
AB There are important examples of countries which have implemented policies to promote pollutionabatement activities in sectors characterized by some degree of product differentiation. Thispaper examines the role of product differentiation on optimal policy and industry emissions in aCournot oligopoly model in the presence of abatement efforts, abatement subsidies and emissiontaxes. The analysis indicates that as products become more differentiated the government can afforda tax increase due to the presence of subsidies and abatement efforts. Additionally, highlydifferentiated industries may experience a rapid increase in emissions and so policies such as R&Dmay be needed to tackle higher emissions. The government adjusts optimal policy as industriesbecome more or less pollution-intensive, and the extent of the adjustment varies across industriescharacterized by different degrees of product differentiation. The analysis is potentially relevant inindustries where firms are taking steps to differentiate their products in order to capture particularmarket niches, and lower production and abatement costs.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2014
FD 2014-10-28
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31822
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31822
LA eng
NO Gautier, L. (2014). Horizontal product differentiation and policy adjustment in the presence of abatement subsidies and emission taxes. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 4(1), 64–81. https://doi.org/10.1080/21606544.2014.972467
NO Política de acceso abierto tomada de: https://beta.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/21304
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026