Tanneries in Kanpur, India, Water Pollution in the Ganges, and Unitization

Amitrajeet Batabyal

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Abstract: We analyzed water pollution in the Ganges River caused by tanneries in Kanpur, India. Specifically, we examined the merits of a claim made recently in the literature that unitizing or merging polluting tanneries can improve water quality in the Ganges. We modeled the n≥2 polluting tanneries in Kanpur as a Cournot oligopoly and derived the equilibrium output of leather, profits, and social welfare. Second, we permitted m

Keywords: Ganges River; Social Welfare; Tannery; Unitization; Water Pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G34 Q25 Q28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-12-16, Revised 2025-04-19
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