Abuse of EU emissions trading for tacit collusion

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-361

  Ehrhart, Karl Martin ^a   Hoppe, Christian ^a   Löschel, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition laws; Emissions trading; European emissions trading law; Market power; Tacit collusion

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY;

COMPETITION LAW; EMISSIONS TRADING; MARKET POWER; PARAMETER RANGE; PROJECT-BASED MECHANISMS; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES; TACIT COLLUSION; THEORETICAL METHODS;

COMMERCE;

COMPETITION POLICY; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GAME THEORY; OLIGOPOLY; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 52949113059     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-008-9195-y     Document Type: Article

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