Optimal Emission Tax with Endogenous Location Choice of Duopolistic Firms
Data
29.01.2010
29.01.2010
Autori
Masako Ikefuji, Jun-ichi Itaya, Makoto Okamura
Codice JEL
H23, L13
H23, L13
Parole chiave:
Environmental policy, Relocation, Welfare
Environmental policy, Relocation, Welfare
Publisher
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Editor
Carlo Carraro
Carlo Carraro
This paper explores optimal environmental tax policy under which duopoly firms strategically choose the location of their plants in a simple three-stage game. We examine how the relationship between the optimal emission tax and the choice of location of duopoly firms affects the welfare of the home country. We characterize the relationship between the optimal emission tax and the fixed cost, depending on the degree of environmental damage from production. Finally, we show the existence of asymmetric equilibrium in which either firm chooses relocation of its plant even if the duopoly firms are identical ex ante.