Is South Korea’s Emission Trading Scheme Effective? An Analysis Based on the Marginal Abatement Cost of Coal-Fueled Power Plants
This paper examines not only the effectiveness of the South Korean emissions-trading scheme (ETS), but also the determinants of its performance. We apply a directional distance function and stochastic frontier analysis method to estimate environmental efficiency and the marginal CO<sub>2</s...
Main Authors: | Yongrok Choi, Chao Qi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-04-01
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Series: | Sustainability |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/9/2504 |
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