Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Memorandum,
Oslo University, Department of Economics

Coordination of Environmental Policy for Transboundary Environmental Problems.

M. Hoel

Abstract: In order to reach a Pareto optimal outcome with transboundary environmental problems, there must be some kind of international environmental agreement. One possibility is to have an international environmental agreement focusing directly on emissions in each country. Given such an agreement, an important issue is whether one ought to supplement the agreement with some kind of policy coordination, or if the choice of environmental policies should be left to each country to decide on unilaterally. It is shown that the "ideal" conditions, policies need to be coordinated across countries.

Keywords: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AIR POLLUTION; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

JEL-codes: Q2; Q28; F42

29 pages, 1996

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