Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers in Economics,
University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
No 147: The Political Economy of Refunded Emissions Payment Programs
Per G. Fredriksson () and Thomas Sterner ()
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Per G. Fredriksson: Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, Postal: PO Box 750496, Dallas, TX 75275-0496, USA
Thomas Sterner: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Göteborg University, Postal: Box 640, SE 405 30 GÖTEBORG
Abstract: Lobbying by pollution firms is commonly viewed as having a negative impact on the stringency of environmental policy. We ask whether lobbying instead can bring about stricter environmental policy, and how imperfect property rights affect the policy outcome. We study the effects on the equilibrium pollution tax of refunding all tax payments to the polluting firms. Relatively clean firms may be induced to lobby for a higher pollution levy. However, this incentive declines when the property rights over the accumulated funds are insecure.
Keywords: Political economy; Lobbying; Environmental Policy; Gaseous emisions; Nox
9 pages, January 7, 2004
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