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8» MARKETABLE POLLUTION PERMITS {LL THEORY OF MARKETABLE PERMITS “Te ide of potion permits wt intadace by J. Dales (1968). AS ity saar-eting, the repalatig author allows only ‘ean eel of plata emisan, a tes pers (ase kor 4 polation ‘consents or erica) fr ths amount. Howser, whereas stndaréaehing ends thre, the polation permits ar ‘eadeable~ they an be bows an sd on «permit are Figure 8 thisates the baie lements of marketable permits MAC is the marginal abatement cout curve whch a Chapt & sowed ca ae be contrat a the MNP function the oly way abating olan ito rede output The hrionta stews ‘he vel of emoes and the mer af pesmi the cet ‘ssumion to make hat one permits Redd fo th eit of ‘mision of potion The opt number of permits is OO" and the optimal pice OP. That the aston, they snk 8 Pareto opin, shold igus OQ® permit S shows the soppy ‘ure ofthe peri ther aesrepulated ud i sumed not reponse top. The MAC cave sfc the demand care for pers, t peat pre for exam the pode will bey OG pert, He dc this casein ems feats, ti chseper wo abt polation ‘om 0: back to @ than toy permis. othe le of aowever, it ‘scheapr to buy permit than fo abate lla, MAG hus he ema eure for peat amcerac vous peers 111 182. THE ADVANTAGES OF MARKETABLE PERMITS Why do the permit hae o be maretabie? Thee are sx maa ‘heats of marktabity. gure 2 repeats Figure 8.1, bat omits the MEC curve tao shows the cverall MAC curve as beng the sum ofthe ind polluters MAC carve. We sme jut tw pliers fr snp ‘his opareqatin i lgtiate because man shown above tat the [MACcurve isthe demand curve fr permis adding te curves ups therefore the same as ageing any eof demand curves. BY Iefeence 10 he individual MAC curve of tie two pliers ne can See how rary permis ae purchased, Poles I buys OQ: permis, {ind poluter 2 buys OB perme at pce Note tht te higher oO pana ae owe At The scans of mele pemte 2 seats oF rottenon z rH ooo oor Peon Faw 42 Con mination wih areal pei, ‘ost polity (2) buys mere permits. This gies ws coe tothe esetectvenes of permits Poltrs with ow coe of abatement ‘wil find it relives ese 10 abate pollion rather tan bay ‘Permits, Pollsters with higher cose abatement wil have greater Delerenee for baying pests than fr tang potion, Since polaters fave diferent cont of abatement there an automatic fake - lowcot pues sling permis and highest polls bing tem. By ging be polluters «chance to trade, the ttl cont ‘of polation abatement is minimised compare to the more diet Fealatory approuh of seing standards Tnded, what we aoe ean logue of the Bauml-Oney theorem about tanctheing © ‘minimar-coxt may of achieving « tandars ie Section 67, 2. New nto ‘Suppose ew polite enter the ine, The fest wil be ait enceancroimonrianes 113 Svoronmena face yo pecs . pee ° o ‘oom pomat ie 43 Coanig the spy adda for emit se agereae poli pct demand caret te ighaiaFigure 5°51 lay toh esse wa to mann the tae level of Fatston ovr hy wl erp supaly Sand he pert pose {ie wo P= Te tom enon rl by pri they ae igh Tucment con cu tore they wil tend to est pela omolequpmen On guint aercon minimis. Tan popes ol he poniteysen are naitned ot pps the bres et a he cessed Sonu for permis retin Sone taxon in he ve f phon como Then ey cous $y re some mew pet, png te spy cue tthe {ig Aleraney, thy ee ta theo andar eed Lien ty code he market emacs and ay sme af Ue parm up holling them out ofthe mark The up ure trou ht ote fe ln shor he pom item open ep oy of ang anus with compare ewe to ees ! | i 14 economiesor oxen cndiions of the ay. The authority woud simply engage in market fonerains, rater Ie cetral beak ys and sell eee 10 Intent. 3. Opportunies for nonpolar ‘Altough its ot regarded ar an intended fatre ofthe peri ‘aterm there is note nga entre of thee the marhtin Perms i rly fei wl be open to anyome to buy them Ao vironment rere grovp, concerned to lower the veal of pollton, could emer tee and buy the permits oli them ut ofthe mart, or even desig them Sch alton wuld te fMkient teense It would rect he nerty of prefrenc for Pallton contol, as reveled by market wllagnest to py The anger with thi idea i of eoure, that oversient might est sdvesy to asiuatin in ubich he lsc povion had eed ‘eevopimal or aceprable was Being are y people who dangreed rth They might aiply ase ew peti enc tan he

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