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Non‐Parametric Modelling of CO 2 Emission Quota
Author(s) -
Oude Lansink Alfons,
Van Der Vlist Arno
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.157
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1477-9552
pISSN - 0021-857X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2008.00168.x
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , parametric statistics , sample (material) , emissions trading , economics , industrial organization , business , environmental science , environmental economics , natural resource economics , econometrics , mathematics , thermodynamics , statistics , ecology , physics , biology
Dutch glasshouse firms are facing the introduction of a system of tradable CO 2 emission quotas. This paper employs a non‐parametric method for modelling tradable CO 2 emissions of Dutch glasshouse firms. The method is capable of generating shifts in CO 2 emissions across the sample of firms. Moreover, changes in volumes of outputs produced and inputs used are computed. Results show that firms using a conventional heating technology will be net purchasers of CO 2 emissions, whereas firms using more advanced heating technologies will sell part of their emission quota.