Showing papers by "Christoph Böhringer published in 1997"
TL;DR: In this article, the welfare costs of exemptions in environmental policy together with the issue of unilateral carbon taxes in an open economy are analyzed in the framework of a static general equilibrium model for West Germany calibrated to 1990 data.
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14 Jul 1997
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an approach for the analysis of the European internal market for CO2 abatement and its effect on the electricity sector. But they do not consider the effect of market opening and nuclear phase-out in Germany.
Abstract: 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.
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