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| 자료유형 | 학위논문 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | Three Essays on Environmental Economics in the Energy Sector. |
| 개인저자 | Weber, Paige Elizabeth. |
| 단체저자명 | Yale University. Forestry and Environmental Studies. |
| 발행사항 | [S.l.]: Yale University., 2019. |
| 발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019. |
| 형태사항 | 160 p. |
| 기본자료 저록 | Dissertations Abstracts International 81-04A. Dissertation Abstract International |
| ISBN | 9781088315064 |
| 학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 2019. |
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Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-04, Section: A.
Advisor: Gillingham, Kenneth. |
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| 요약 | This dissertation is comprised of three essays on environmental economics in the energy sector. The first essay examines how a greenhouse gas regulation in the electricity sector impacts the spatial distribution of local air quality. In this paper, I investigate the impact of a regulation that prices carbon on an industry with dynamic production decisions. While carbon pricing is designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it also impacts the emissions of local air pollutants. I demonstrate that with dynamic production decisions it is theoretically possible for a carbon price in the electricity sector to increase pollution in some areas. However, the outcome depends on the empirical cost structure of the regulated firms. I develop a dynamic model of electricity production and generating unit efficiency investment decisions to analyze how firm decisions in California's electricity sector are affected by the state's carbon price. I use the model to simulate market outcomes across policy scenarios with and without carbon prices, as well as a location-specific Pigouvian tax on air pollutants. I show that under current carbon prices, the regulation leads to minimal production reallocation and small changes in the spatial distribution of local air pollutants compared to a no carbon price scenario. Higher carbon prices lead to production reallocation and co-benefits from changes in the spatial distribution of air pollutants |
| 일반주제명 | Economics. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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