Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
CERE Working Papers,
CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics
No 2013:2: Which Bad is Worst? An Application of Leif Johansen’s Capacity Model
Rolf Färe (), Shawna Grosskopf (), Tommy Lundgren (), Per-Olov Marklund () and Wenchao Zhou ()
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Rolf Färe: Dept. of Economics, Oregon State University, Postal: Corvallis, , Oregon, , USA
Shawna Grosskopf: Dept. of Applied Economics, Oregon State University, Postal: Corvallis, , Oregon, , USA
Tommy Lundgren: CERE, Centre for Environmental and Resource Economics, Postal: Dept. of Forest Economics, SLU, S-901 83 Umeå
Per-Olov Marklund: CERUM, Postal: Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå
Wenchao Zhou: CERUM, Postal: Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå
Abstract: The production of desirable (good) outputs is frequently accompanied by unintended production of undesirable (bad) outputs. If two or more of these undesirable outputs are produced as byproducts, one may ask: ‘Which bad is worst?’ By worst we mean which bad inhibits the production of desirable outputs the most if it is regulated. We develop a model based on Leif Johansen’s capacity framework by estimating the capacity limiting effect of the bads. Our model resembles what is referred to as the von Liebig Law of the Minimum, familiar from the agricultural economics literature. To illustrate our model we apply our approach to a firm level data set from the Swedish paper and pulp industry.
Keywords: von Liebig Law of the Minimum; DEA; emissions; regulation
21 pages, March 20, 2013
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