Environmental Taxation and Induced Structural Change in an Open Economy: The Role of Market Structure

Böhringer Christoph, Andreas Löschel and Heinz Welsch
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Böhringer Christoph: University of Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße,Oldenburg, Germany

German Economic Review, 2008, vol. 9, issue 1, 17-40

Abstract: Studies of structural change induced by environmental taxation usually proceed in a perfect-competition framework and typically find structural change to be quite moderate under realistic emission reduction scenarios. By observing that some of the industries affected are likely to operate under imperfect rather than perfect competition, additional mechanisms emerge which may amplify structural change beyond the extent identified as yet. Especially, changes in economies of scale may arise which weaken or strengthen the competitive position of industries over and above the initial cost effect. Using a computable general equilibrium model for Germany to examine the effects of a unilaterally introduced carbon tax, we find that induced structural change is more pronounced under imperfect competition than under perfect competition. At the macroeconomic level, we find that aggregate losses in economies of scale are larger than aggregate gains, implying that the total costs of environmental regulation are higher under imperfect competition than under perfect competition.

Keywords: Environmental taxation; imperfect competition; structural change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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