Climate Policy and Innovation in the Absence of Commitment

We compare the effects of price and quantity instruments (an emissions tax and a quota with tradable permits) on the incentive to innovate to reduce the cost of an emission-free technology. We assume that the government cannot commit to the level of a policy instrument before R&D occurs but sets...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. - The University of Chicago Press, 2014. - 3(2016), 4, Seite 917-955
1. Verfasser: Datta, Ashokankur (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Somanathan, E.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Schlagworte:O31 O38 Q54 Q55 Climate Commitment Emissions tax Innovation Policy instruments R&D Tradable permits