Does partial privatization improve the environment

Rupayan Pal and Bibhas Saha

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India

Abstract: This paper shows that, in case of differentiated products mixed duopoly, environmental damage increases (decreases) with the level of privatization, if the level of privatization is less (more) than certain level. It also shows that partial privatization is optimal from the social welfare point of view. However, the social welfare maximizing level of privatization damages the environment most.

Keywords: Privatization; mixed duopoly; environmental damage; environmental tax; social welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H23 L13 Q50 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2010-09
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