On Unitization as a Way of Addressing Water Pollution in the Ganges in Kanpur, India

Amitrajeet Batabyal and Hamid Beladi

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Abstract: We study water pollution in the Ganges River caused by tanneries in Kanpur, India. We analyze the merits of a recent claim that unitizing or merging the polluting tanneries can improve water quality in the Ganges. We first describe the n≥2 polluting tanneries in Kanpur as a Cournot oligopoly and derive the equilibrium output of leather and profits. Second, we permit m

Keywords: Ganges River; Merger; Tannery; Unitization; Water Pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G34 Q25 Q28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-01-11, Revised 2025-06-09
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