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OverviewEmissions trading as an instrument to reduce greenhouse gases has found increasing approval over the last years. One of the challenges in putting this instrument into practice is the self-reported character of all firm data. High verification standards are therefore essential, but also costly. This analysis answers the question of how, in the grandfathering process of an emissions trading scheme, self-reported firm data can be verified in a cost-efficient way. The method used is a principal-agent model similar to those in the tax-evasion literature. Policy recommendations include specific combinations of random audits and penalties for fraudulent reporting. From a technical perspective the analysis reveals that the efficient verification of private data strongly depends on whether there are incentives to overstate or to understate the private data and that the standard equity-efficiency tradeoff does not prevail in this context. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frauke EckermannPublisher: Peter Lang AG Imprint: Peter Lang AG Edition: New edition Volume: 15 Weight: 0.200kg ISBN: 9783631584026ISBN 10: 3631584024 Pages: 127 Publication Date: 10 November 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"The Author: Frauke Eckermann studied mathematical economics at the Universities of Bielefeld and Birmingham (UK). She worked in the department of Environmental and Resource Economics at ZEW in Mannheim, before accepting a DFG-scholarship for the Graduiertenkolleg ""Allokationstheorie, Wirtschaftspolitik und kollektive Entscheidungen"". Currently she works as research associate at the chair of public finance at Technische Universitat Dortmund." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |