“Lock-in” effect of emission standard and its impact on the choice of market based instruments
Haoqi Qian,
Libo Wu () and
Tang Weiqi
Energy Economics, 2017, vol. 63, issue C, 41-50
Abstract:
A country's existing emission standard policy will lead to a “lock in” effect. When the country plans to adopt new market-based instruments to control greenhouse gas emissions, it must consider this effect as it chooses among instruments to avoid larger efficiency loss. In this paper, we find that the “lock in” effect will cause a kink point to occur on the marginal abatement cost (MAC) curve. This change of shape for the MAC curve reminds us to be cautious in choosing market-based instruments when applying Weitzman's rule. We also introduce this concept into a dynamic multi-regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for China and simulate MAC curves for all regions. After applying Weitzman's rule, we propose a timeline for introducing price instruments under different marginal benefit (MB) curve scenarios.
Keywords: Lock-in effect; Marginal abatement cost curve; Cap and trade of carbon emissions rights; Carbon tax (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 E27 Q51 Q54 Q58 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.01.005
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