Taschini, Luca 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5355-1736, Chesney, Marc and Wang, Mei
(2014)
Experimental comparison between markets on dynamic permit trading and investment in irreversible abatement with and without non-regulated companies.
Journal of Regulatory Economics, 46 (1).
pp. 23-50.
ISSN 0922-680X
Abstract
This paper examines the investment strategies of compliance companies in irreversible abatement technologies and the environmental achievements of the system in an inter-temporal cap-and-trade market using laboratory experiments. The experimental analysis is performed under varying market structures: firstly, in a market that is exclusive to compliance companies and subsequently, in a market that is open to both compliance and non-compliance entities. In line with theoretical models on irreversible abatement investment, the paper shows that regulated companies trade permits at a premium. Also, steep per unit penalties for excess emissions prompt early investments in irreversible abatement technologies. Further, the paper shows that by contributing to the permit demand and supply, non-compliance companies (i) enhance the exchange of permits, helping the system to achieve a zero-excess permit position, (ii) increase the price levels, but has no apparent effect on price variability.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://link.springer.com/journal/11149 |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 Springer |
| Divisions: | Grantham Research Institute |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| JEL classification: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C02 - Mathematical Methods C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C9 - Design of Experiments > C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure and Pricing > D40 - General Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q50 - General |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2014 11:31 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2024 22:03 |
| Funders: | Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Munich Re |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55605 |
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