عنوان

CO2 abatement and economic structural change in the European internal market

(Number (ISBN

3790810207

(Number (ISBN

9783790810202

Number

b560152

Title Proper

CO2 abatement and economic structural change in the European internal market

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Frank Hoster, Heinz Welsch, Christoph Böhringer.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Physica-Verlag Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©1997.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

ix, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series Title

Contributions to economics.

Text of Note

1 Introduction.- 1.1 CO2 Abatement, Structural Change and the European Internal Market.- 1.2 Aims and Scope of the Study.- 1.3 Methodological Approach.- 1.4 Overview.- I: Models and Assumptions.- 2 LEAN.- 2.1 Overview.- 2.2 Market Clearance and Macro Closure.- 2.3 Foreign Trade and Final Demand.- 2.4 Factor Demand.- 2.5 Prices and Taxes.- 2.6 Capital Formation.- 2.7 Functional Forms.- 3 EIREM.- 3.1 Overview.- 3.2 Objective Function.- 3.3 Cost Equations.- 3.4 Demand Restrictions.- 3.5 Capacity Restrictions.- 3.6 Fuel Input and Generation Restrictions.- 3.7 Interregional Transmission Constraints.- 3.8 Environmental Taxes.- 4 NEWAGE.- 4.1 Overview.- 4.2 General Equilibrium and the Complementarity Format.- 4.3 Integration of Activity Analysis into AGE Models.- 4.4 Algebraic Summary.- 4.4.1 Exhaustion of Product Conditions.- 4.4.2 Market Clearance.- 4.4.3 Income and Aggregate Demand.- 4.4.4 Activity Analysis Representation of the Electricity Sector.- 5 Parametric Framework and Policy Scenarios.- 5.1 Parametric Framework.- 5.1.1 Regional, Sectoral and Technological Disaggregation.- 5.1.2 Benchmark Data and Elasticities for LEAN and NEWAGE.- 5.1.3 Characterization of Technologies in EIREM and NEWAGE.- 5.1.4 Exogenous Drivers.- 5.2 Initial Economic Situation and Scenario Definitions.- 5.2.1 Initial Situation.- 5.2.2 Policy Scenarios.- II: Simulation Results.- 6 Effects of Market Opening and National Energy Policies.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The Base Case.- 6.3 Internal Market for Electricity.- 6.4 Nuclear Phase-Out in Germany.- 6.5 Conclusions.- 7 Effects of Carbon/Energy Taxes.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 European Carbon/Energy Tax.- 7.3 National Carbon/Energy Tax in Germany.- 7.4 Alternative Tax Recycling.- 7.5 Conclusions.- 8 Tradeable CO2 Permits.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Basic Considerations for Welfare Analysis.- 8.3 Empirical Results for Non-coordinated Emission Abatement.- 8.4 Empirical Results for Coordinated Emission Abatement.- 8.5 Conclusions.- III: Summary and Conclusions.- References.- Appendix A: Internal Market for Electricity - Detailed Results.- Appendix B: Nuclear Phase Out in Germany - Detailed Results.- Appendix C: European Carbon/Energy Tax - Detailed Results.- Appendix D: National Carbon/Energy Tax in Germany - Detailed Results.- Appendix E: European Carbon/Energy Tax under Alternative Tax Recycling - Detailed Results.

Air -- Pollution -- Law and legislation -- Compliance costs -- European Union countries -- Mathematical models.

Electric power-plants -- Environmental aspects -- European Union countries -- Mathematical models.

Electric utilities -- Law and legislation -- Compliance costs -- European Union countries -- Mathematical models.

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Frank Hoster, Heinz Welsch, Christoph Böhringer.

Christoph Böhringer

Frank Hoster

Heinz Welsch

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