Environmental Regulation and Market Power: Competition, Time Consistency and International Trade - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858988896 ISBN 13: 9781858988894

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Uses cutting-edge research to appraise the efficiency of emission taxes, tradable emission permits, and voluntary compliance policies in varying market conditions. Evaluates the impact that market power could have on the implementation of market-based environmental policies within static, dynamic, and open economy frameworks, and explores potential negative impacts that market-based instruments could have on competitiveness and environmental innovation. Also analyzes the impact of market imperfections on the structure of environmental policies across countries. Petrakis is associate professor of economics at the University of Crete, Greece. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Edited by Emmanuel Petrakis, Associate Professor of Economics, Universiy of Crete, Greece, Eftichios S. Sartzetakis, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Macedonia, Greece and Anastasios Xepapadeas, Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

Review

`. . . this is an excellent book. I recommend it strongly to all those who have the technical skills needed to understand, appreciate, criticize and build on, the complex models and arguments presented in it.' -- Robert E. Wright, Environmental Conservation

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1858988896
• ISBN 13: 9781858988894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Petrakis Emmanuel, Sartzetakis Eftichios S., Xepapadeas Anastasios