Working Paper Series, Department of Forest Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
No 06/01:
Swedish Industry and Kyoto An Assessment of the Effects of the European CO2 Emission Permit Trading System
Runar Brännlund ()
and Tommy Lundgren ()
Abstract: We assess the effects on Swedish industry input and output
demands of different climate policy scenarios connected to energy policy
induced by the Kyoto protocol. A unique data set containing firm level data
on outputs and inputs during the years 1991 – 2001 is used to estimate a
factor demand model, which is then simulated for different policy
scenarios. Sector specific estimation suggests that the proposed quadratic
profit function specification exhibit properties and robustness that are
consistent with economic
theory; that is, all own-price elasticities
are negative and all output elasticities are positive. Furthermore, the
elasticities show that the input demands are, in most cases, relatively
inelastic. Simulation of the model for 6 different policy scenarios reveal
that the effects on Swedish base industry of a EU level
permit trade
system is dependent on (i) removal or no removal of current CO2 tax, (ii)
the established price of permits, and (iii) what will happen to the
electricity price. Our analysis show that changes in electricity price may
be more important than the price of permits for some sectors.
Keywords: CO2-emissions; factor demand; fossil fuels; tradable permit market; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: Q58; (follow links to similar papers)
32 pages, March 3, 2006
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