Arbeitspapier
Coase and cap-and-trade: Evidence on the independence property from the European electricity sector
This paper provides an empirical test of the Coase Theorem. I analyze whether emissions are independent from allowance allocations in the electricity sector regulated under the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Exogenous variation in levels of free allocation for power producing installations enables a difference-in-differences strategy. The analysis reveals that a change in allocation levels does not significantly affect emissions, either at the plant or firm level. However, I identify an adjustment period with temporarily lower emissions for some firms. The results suggest that policy makers may use free allocation as a political tool without compromising the program's costeffectiveness.
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Erschienen in
-
Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 1850
- Klassifikation
-
Wirtschaft
Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
Environmental Economics: Government Policy
Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
Electric Utilities
- Thema
-
Coase theorem
independence property
cap-and-trade
EU ETS
greenhouse gas emissions
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Zaklan, Aleksandar
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
-
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
- (wo)
-
Berlin
- (wann)
-
2020
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
15.03.20252025, 11:01 MEZ
Datenpartner
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Zaklan, Aleksandar
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Entstanden
- 2020