Rent Seeking over Tradable Emission Permits

Rode, A

Rode, A (corresponding author), Univ Chicago, Energy Policy Inst Chicago, Dept Econ, 1126 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637 USA.

ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS, 2021; 78 (2): 257

Abstract

The allocation of emission permits at no cost during the establishment of a cap-and-trade program creates opportunities for rent-seeking. I examine th......

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