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Consider a symmetric oligopoly in which firms’ technologies satisfy assumption 5.1. Assume that firms get part of the tax revenues refunded, according to their market shares. The refund share is 0

A typical firm’s profit is thus given by:

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(a) Show that the first-best outcome can be achieved by a tax on emissions and a refunding system according to market share, if the damage from pollution is sufficiently high.

(b) Determine the optimal levels of the tax and the refunding share d.

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A Course In Environmental Economics

ISBN: 9781316866818

1st Edition

Authors: Daniel J Phaneuf, Till Requate

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