All pages with keywords: economic competitiveness

Asymmetric industrial energy prices and international trade

Asymmetric industrial energy prices and international trade

a working paper by Misato Sato, Antoine Dechezleprêtre 2 March, 2015

This paper measures the response of bilateral trade flows to differences in industrial energy prices across countries. Using a panel for the period 1996-2011 including 42 countries, 62 sectors and … read more »


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New report exposes myth that green regulations inflict major harm on business competitiveness and economic growth

Press release 14 November, 2014

Environmental regulations only reduce productivity and employment by a small amount, and can boost economic growth by encouraging innovation by businesses, according to a new report published today (14 November … read more »


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The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness

a policy report by Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Misato Sato 14 November, 2014

Report shows that environmental regulations have only a a marginal impact on competiviveness and that the benefits often outweigh the costs read more »


Options for structural measures to improve the European Union Emissions Trading System: response to a European Commission consultation

Options for structural measures to improve the European Union Emissions Trading System: response to a European Commission consultation

a policy paper by Luca Taschini 1 March, 2013

Main points The impact of ‘back-loading’, a short-term measure, will be limited. ‘Back-loading’ is unlikely to have a significant impact on the price of emissions allowances, unless the ‘back-loaded’ allowances … read more »


Industry compensation under relocation risk: a firm-level analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Industry compensation under relocation risk: a firm-level analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

a working paper by Ralf Martin 1 July, 2012

When industry compensation is offered to prevent relocation of regulated firms, efficiency requires that payments be distributed across firms so as to equalise marginal relocation probabilities, … read more »