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Green Technology, Research Joint Ventures and Emissions Taxation?

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  • Joanna Poyago-Theotoky

    (School of Economics, La Trobe University)

  • Stuart McDonald

    (School of Economics, The University of Queensland)

Abstract

This paper performs a comparison of two well known approaches for modelling R&D spillovers associated with investment in green technology, namely D?Aspremont-Jacquemin and Kamien-Muller-Zang. We show that there is little qualitative difference between the models in terms of total surplus delivered when selecting the optimal tax regime when there is pre-commitment under cooperative R&D regimes. However, under non-cooperative regimes there is marked difference, with the model of Kamien-Muller-Zang leading to higher taxation rates when firms share information. Furthermore, we argue that the Kamien-Muller-Zang model is of questionable validity when modelling R&D on emissions reducing technology due to counter intuitive results showing a positive relationship between R&D spillovers and emissions taxes.

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  • Joanna Poyago-Theotoky & Stuart McDonald, 2012. "Green Technology, Research Joint Ventures and Emissions Taxation?," Working Papers 2012.06, School of Economics, La Trobe University.
    • Handle: RePEc:trb:wpaper:2012.06
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    Keywords

    Green Technology; Research Joint Ventures; Optimal Emissions Taxation;
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    JEL classification:

    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation

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