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Emission Quota Trade among the Few: Laboratory Evidence of Joint Implementation among Committed Countries The Complete Version

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Bohm, Peter (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm University)
Carlén, Björn () (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm University)
Abstract

The purpose of the laboratory tests reported here is to identify a well-functioning design, tailored for an upcoming unique experiment using real-world relevant decision makers for carbon emission reduction trade among four countries committed to binding carbon emission limits, a form of so-called joint implementation. For reasons given in the paper, the design is required to promote high trade efficiency and a small scope for arbitrage. All designs tested reached high levels of efficiency (87-99%), which is noteworthy given the small number of traders. Attempts to adjust design to reduce or eliminate arbitrage were successful in the final test rounds.

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Paper provided by Stockholm University, Department of Economics in its series Research Papers in Economics with number 1997:5.

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Length: 38 pages
Date of creation: 06 May 1998
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Publication status: Published in Resource and Energy Economics, 1999, pages 43-66.
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Keywords: carbon emission reduction trade; joint implementation; experimental economics;

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  4. Roth, Alvin E, 1994. "Lets Keep the Con out of Experimental Econ.: A Methodological Note," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 279-89.
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