Polluters and Abaters

Alain-Désiré Nimubona () and Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné

Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2011, issue 103-104, 9-24

Abstract: To comply with laws, regulations and social demands, polluting increasingly purchase the needed means from specialized suppliers. This paper analyzes this relatively recent phenomenon. We show how environmental regulation, the size of the output market, the elasticity of demand for abatement goods and services, and the fact that in-house and outsourced abatement expenses are substitutes or complements can influence a polluter's make-or-buy decision. Specific features of abatement outsourcing are highlighted, qualifications and rendements of the theory of vertical integration are then proposed,

Date: 2011
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