A Theoretical Analysis of Costs, Waste Treatment, Pollution in the Ganges, and Leather Production by Tanneries in Kanpur, India

Amitrajeet Batabyal and Seung Jick Yoo

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Abstract: We theoretically analyze the interaction between two representative and real tanneries, denoted by A and B, that are located on the same bank of the Ganges River in Kanpur, India. Tannery A is situated upstream from tannery B. Both tanneries produce leather and leather production by tannery A also gives rise to chemical waste that adversely affects the cost incurred by tannery B in producing leather. In this setting, we perform four tasks. First, we determine the amount of chemical waste and the leather produced by tanneries A and B in a competitive equilibrium. Second, we explain why this competitive equilibrium is inefficient from a societal standpoint. Third, we ascertain the socially optimal amount of leather produced by the two tanneries. Finally, we illustrate the working of our theoretical model with a specific example in which we use explicit functional forms and numbers.

Keywords: Ganges River; Leather Production; Tannery; Waste Treatment; Water Pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q52 Q53 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-06-09, Revised 2022-08-22
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Journal Article: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF COSTS, WASTE TREATMENT, POLLUTION IN THE GANGES, AND LEATHER PRODUCTION BY TANNERIES IN KANPUR, INDIA (2022)
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