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Centralised reallocation of emission permits using DEA
In this paper a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to the problem of emission permits reallocation is presented. It can be used with conventional command and control as well as with an allowance market. It uses a centralized point of view, which represents the common good. In the model it is assumed that firms produce two types of outputs: desirable outputs (i.e. good outputs with positive value for consumers) and undesirable outputs (i.e. bad outputs with negative value for consumers, such as emissions of pollutants). The proposed approach has three phases, which correspond to three objectives that are pursued lexicographically. The three objectives are maximizing aggregated desirable production, minimizing undesirable total emissions and minimizing the consumption of input resources. The relative priority of these objectives is defined by the regulator. The whole approach is units-invariant and does not require information on input and output prices. The approach is applied on a dataset from the Swedish pulp and paper industry.Environment Emission permits Cap-and-trade Allowance allocation Data envelopment analysis
Command and control with a gentle hand: The Scandinavian experience. Report to Nordic Council of Ministers on the work of the project Economic instruments in environmental policy; The Nordic forest sector
Costs of Uniform and Differentiated Charges on a Polluting Input: An Application to Nitrogen Fertilisers in Sweden
Effects on employment and seasonal unemployment of subsidies to forestry in northern Sweden
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