Arbeitspapier

Explaining the EUA-CER Spread

Because of a link between the EU ETS and the Kyoto Flexible Mechanisms, the emission certificates traded on these markets are in principle interchangeable assets; despite of this, a persistent price difference exists. We explain this price spread using a theoretical model that combines three features: A binding limit for the use of Kyoto offsets within the EU ETS; a disconnect between the price of offsets and their marginal cost of production due to institutional reasons; and uncertainty about future supply and demand of offsets. Our model expresses the offset price as an average of the EUA price and an offset’s outside value, weighted by the probability of a binding import limit. Using a detailed dataset on expected offset supply and demand, we provide empirical support for our theory of offset price formation. In addition, we find evidence for informational frictions governing the use of offsets within the EU ETS.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5795

Classification
Wirtschaft
Commodity Markets
Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
Environmental Economics: Government Policy
Subject
EU ETS
clean development mechanism
offset demand
EUA-CER spread

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Gronwald, Marc
Hintermann, Beat
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(where)
Munich
(when)
2016

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Gronwald, Marc
  • Hintermann, Beat
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Time of origin

  • 2016

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