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A general equilibrium model of environmental option values

In this paper we consider the option value of the environment employing a general equilibrium growth model with a stochastic technology. In our model, as in existing studies, because of irreversibility, the environment has significant real option value. However, unlike the existing literature in which the uncertainty of the value of the environment is given exogenously, the value of the environment is endogenously determined. In our model, the elasticity of substitution between the environment and consumption plays a crucial role. We show that the option value, and hence, the optimal decision are both affected by not only quantitatively but also qualitatively.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: School of Economics Discussion Papers ; No. 11,07

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing; option pricing
Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: Demand and Supply; Prices
Thema
real option values
environment
general equilibrium
elasticity of substitution

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Shibayama, Katsuyuki
Fraser, Iain
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Kent, School of Economics
(wo)
Canterbury
(wann)
2011

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Shibayama, Katsuyuki
  • Fraser, Iain
  • University of Kent, School of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2011

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