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Economics of Environmental Policy in Oligopolistic Markets
Economics of Environmental Policy in Oligopolistic Markets
  • Mahelet G. Fikru, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Matt Insall, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

With the rising public and political concern about greener production, there is unrelenting pressure on individual companies to mitigate and abate pollution and adopt cleaner technologies. Governments adopt several types of environmental policies and regulations that are aimed at protecting the environment and encouraging efficient use of natural resources. Instruments such as carbon tax, emission quota and abatement subsidy are being proposed and implemented in several countries. Such policies affect firms' strategic decision-making such as creating joint ventures, product differentiation, R&D, expansion and outsourcing. This book examines the relationship between firms' strategic decision making, environmental policies and its resulting effect on society. Each chapter builds a theoretical model in which the market structure is imperfect competition.

Department(s)
Economics
Second Department
Mathematics and Statistics
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-163463188-4; 978-163463165-5
Document Type
Book
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2014 Nova Science Publishers, Inc., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Publication Date
01 Jan 2014
Disciplines
Citation Information
Mahelet G. Fikru and Matt Insall. Economics of Environmental Policy in Oligopolistic Markets. Economics of Environmental Policy in Oligopolistic Markets (2014) p. 1 - 102
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/matt-insall/36/